# New Jersey dental CPR/BLS requirements

> CPR, BLS, Basic Life Support, hands-on skills, and renewal-cycle signals for New Jersey dental professionals.

URL: https://dentovio.com/dental-cpr-requirements/new-jersey

Last verified: 2026-07-08

Research confidence: high

Educational summary only, not compliance advice. CPR/BLS provider, hands-on skills, online-only, and renewal rules can change. Confirm current instructions with the New Jersey dental board before renewing.

## Direct answer

For dental CPR/BLS requirements in New Jersey, Dentovio's sourced CE notes say: Dentist mandatory hours (10 of the 40): 3 hrs CPR (hands-on, AHA-standard, in-person), 2 hrs infection control/prevention, 3 hrs pharmacology & internal medicine (incl. Hygienist mandatory (6 of 20): 3 hrs CPR (in-person), 1 hr infection control, 1 hr professional ethics/NJ law, 1 hr prescription opioids. Confirm current CPR, BLS, hands-on skills, provider, renewal-cycle, and audit rules with the New Jersey dental board before renewing.

## CPR/BLS notes

Dentist mandatory hours (10 of the 40): 3 hrs CPR (hands-on, AHA-standard, in-person), 2 hrs infection control/prevention, 3 hrs pharmacology & internal medicine (incl. Hygienist mandatory (6 of 20): 3 hrs CPR (in-person), 1 hr infection control, 1 hr professional ethics/NJ law, 1 hr prescription opioids.

## Renewal CE snapshot

- Dentists: 40 hours / 2 years (biennial)
- Dental hygienists: 20 hours / 2 years (biennial)
- Dental assistants: 10 hours / 2 years (biennial) — Registered Dental Assistants and Limited Registered Dental Assistants have a CE requirement

## Full renewal-cycle note

Biennial renewal. Dentist mandatory hours (10 of the 40): 3 hrs CPR (hands-on, AHA-standard, in-person), 2 hrs infection control/prevention, 3 hrs pharmacology & internal medicine (incl. NJ Prescription Monitoring Program), 1 hr prescription opioids, 1 hr professional ethics & NJ law/jurisprudence. Hygienist mandatory (6 of 20): 3 hrs CPR (in-person), 1 hr infection control, 1 hr professional ethics/NJ law, 1 hr prescription opioids. Assistants: same 6 mandatory-topic structure within their 10 hrs. Distance-learning/self-study cap: no more than one-half of required hours may be via written/electronic distance learning — 20 hrs max for dentists, 10 hrs max for hygienists, 5 hrs max for assistants; live synchronous webinars count as in-person and are not capped. Dentists may carry over up to 7 excess credits to the next biennium.

## Official board source

- <https://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/den>

## References

- <https://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/den>
- <https://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/den/Documents/CE-Requirements0424.pdf>
- <https://www.njda.org/ce-events-advertising/continuing-education/nj-state-board-ce-requirements>

## Related

- [New Jersey dental CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/new-jersey/index.html.md)
- [New Jersey online dental CE](https://dentovio.com/online-dental-ce/new-jersey/index.html.md)
- [New Jersey dental license renewal](https://dentovio.com/dental-license-renewal/new-jersey/index.html.md)
- [New Jersey dental board](https://dentovio.com/dental-boards/new-jersey/index.html.md)
- [All dental CPR/BLS requirement pages](https://dentovio.com/dental-cpr-requirements/index.html.md)
- [Dental CE hours tracker](https://dentovio.com/tools/ce-tracker/index.html.md)