# New Mexico dental CPR/BLS requirements

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

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

Last verified: 2026-07-08

Research confidence: medium

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 Mexico dental board before renewing.

## Direct answer

For dental CPR/BLS requirements in New Mexico, Dentovio's sourced CE notes say: Mandatory topics: CPR/BLS current at all times; infection control; NM jurisprudence (law/ethics) ~1 hr per cycle; and licensees with an active DEA registration must complete 3 hrs of CE on pharmacology and the risks of controlled substances (opioid/controlled-substance training) per renewal period. Confirm current CPR, BLS, hands-on skills, provider, renewal-cycle, and audit rules with the New Mexico dental board before renewing.

## CPR/BLS notes

Mandatory topics: CPR/BLS current at all times; infection control; NM jurisprudence (law/ethics) ~1 hr per cycle; and licensees with an active DEA registration must complete 3 hrs of CE on pharmacology and the risks of controlled substances (opioid/controlled-substance training) per renewal period.

## Renewal CE snapshot

- Dentists: 60 hours / 3 years (triennial)
- Dental hygienists: 45 hours / 3 years (triennial)
- Dental assistants: 30 hours / 3 years (triennial)

## Full renewal-cycle note

Triennial renewal, July 1–June 30 of every third year. Self-study cap: up to 30 hrs may be self-study for dentists (30 live), up to ~22.5 self-study for hygienists; max 8 CE hours creditable in a single day. Mandatory topics: CPR/BLS current at all times; infection control; NM jurisprudence (law/ethics) ~1 hr per cycle; and licensees with an active DEA registration must complete 3 hrs of CE on pharmacology and the risks of controlled substances (opioid/controlled-substance training) per renewal period. Hour totals (60/45/30) confirmed via the NM Regulation & Licensing Dept (RLD) board source; exact mandatory-topic hour allocations per profession are set in NMAC 16.5.10 (dentists), 16.5.23 (hygienists), 16.5.36 (assistants) — some topic-level specifics not individually verified from primary NMAC text, hence medium confidence.

## Official board source

- <https://www.rld.nm.gov/boards-and-commissions/individual-boards-and-commissions/dental-health-care/instructors-training-requirements-and-continuing-education/>

## References

- <https://www.rld.nm.gov/boards-and-commissions/individual-boards-and-commissions/dental-health-care/instructors-training-requirements-and-continuing-education/>
- <https://www.rld.nm.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/16.005.0036-Dental-Assistants-Continuing-Education-Requirements.pdf>
- <https://www.toothnerd.com/post/new-mexico-dental-ce-requirements-for-license-renewal-complete-2026-guide>

## Related

- [New Mexico dental CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/new-mexico/index.html.md)
- [New Mexico online dental CE](https://dentovio.com/online-dental-ce/new-mexico/index.html.md)
- [New Mexico dental license renewal](https://dentovio.com/dental-license-renewal/new-mexico/index.html.md)
- [New Mexico dental board](https://dentovio.com/dental-boards/new-mexico/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)