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North Carolina dental CPR/BLS requirements

For dental CPR/BLS requirements in North Carolina, Dentovio's sourced CE notes say: 15 hours / year (annual; ~30 per 2 years) 6 hours / year (annual; ~12 per 2 years) No general CE requirement for basic dental assistants; DA II must maintain CPR and complete CE as needed to retain expanded functions Annual renewal (license year ends March 31; CE measured per calendar year). 0102 ALL 6 hrs may be self-study if a post-course test and certificate are obtained, and courses must relate to clinical patient care from a Board-approved sponsor; current CPR certification required IN ADDITION to the 6 hrs (CPR hours do NOT count toward the 6). Hygienists administering local anesthetics: maintain CPR plus 2 hrs/year covering local-anesthetic technique, contraindications, complications, and dental office emergencies. Confirm current CPR, BLS, hands-on skills, provider, renewal-cycle, and audit rules with the North Carolina dental board before renewing.

Official board sourceCE trackerState dental board

Dentist CE

15 hours / year (annual; ~30 per 2 years)

Hygienist CE

6 hours / year (annual; ~12 per 2 years)

Assistant CE

No general CE requirement for basic dental assistants; DA II must maintain CPR and complete CE as needed to retain expanded functions

CPR/BLS notes

  • 15 hours / year (annual; ~30 per 2 years) 6 hours / year (annual; ~12 per 2 years) No general CE requirement for basic dental assistants; DA II must maintain CPR and complete CE as needed to retain expanded functions Annual renewal (license year ends March 31; CE measured per calendar year).
  • 0102 ALL 6 hrs may be self-study if a post-course test and certificate are obtained, and courses must relate to clinical patient care from a Board-approved sponsor; current CPR certification required IN ADDITION to the 6 hrs (CPR hours do NOT count toward the 6).
  • Hygienists administering local anesthetics: maintain CPR plus 2 hrs/year covering local-anesthetic technique, contraindications, complications, and dental office emergencies.

Before renewing

  1. Confirm whether the board requires CPR, BLS, or healthcare-provider BLS.
  2. Check whether an in-person or hands-on skills assessment is required.
  3. Verify whether CPR/BLS counts toward CE hours or is separate from CE.
  4. Keep cards, certificates, and audit records in the board-required format.
Open official board source

Full renewal-cycle note

Annual renewal (license year ends March 31; CE measured per calendar year). Hygienists: 6 clock hrs/year; per rule 21 NCAC 16I .0102 ALL 6 hrs may be self-study if a post-course test and certificate are obtained, and courses must relate to clinical patient care from a Board-approved sponsor; current CPR certification required IN ADDITION to the 6 hrs (CPR hours do NOT count toward the 6). Hygienists administering local anesthetics: maintain CPR plus 2 hrs/year covering local-anesthetic technique, contraindications, complications, and dental office emergencies. Dentists: 15 hrs/year (secondary sources indicate at least ~8 must be live/interactive and cite a ~1 hr jurisprudence and opioid-prescribing component for DEA registrants). Dentist-specific self-study cap and mandatory-topic detail are set in dentist rule 21 NCAC 16B .0102, which could not be retrieved from a primary source in this pass (board/OAH PDFs returned TLS/connection errors) — hence medium confidence on dentist caps and mandatory topics; hour totals are high-confidence.

References

Last verified 2026-07-08 (research confidence: medium). Educational summary only, not compliance advice. Confirm current CPR/BLS provider, hands-on, online-only, renewal-cycle, and audit rules with the North Carolina board before renewing.