# Oregon dental CPR/BLS requirements

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

URL: https://dentovio.com/dental-cpr-requirements/oregon

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 Oregon dental board before renewing.

## Direct answer

For dental CPR/BLS requirements in Oregon, Dentovio's sourced CE notes say: CPR/BLS: current Healthcare-Provider-level certification required. Confirm current CPR, BLS, hands-on skills, provider, renewal-cycle, and audit rules with the Oregon dental board before renewing.

## CPR/BLS notes

CPR/BLS: current Healthcare-Provider-level certification required.

## Renewal CE snapshot

- Dentists: 40 hours / 2 years
- Dental hygienists: 24 hours / 2 years (Expanded Practice Dental Hygienist / EPDH: 36 hours / 2 years)
- Dental assistants: No state CE hour requirement for dental assistants (certificates such as EFDA/x-ray require initial competency courses, not periodic CE). N/A for periodic renewal CE.

## Full renewal-cycle note

2-year cycle. Dentist licensure year runs Apr 1 – Mar 31; hygienist licensure year runs Oct 1 – Sep 30. CE must be directly related to clinical patient care or dental public health. MANDATORY topics (within the totals): at least 3 hours medical emergencies in a dental office; at least 2 hours infection control; at least 2 hours cultural competency; dentists must also complete the 1-hour Oregon-specific pain management course provided by the Oregon Pain Management Commission (satisfies the opioid/pain requirement). Dentists placing dental implants: 7 additional hours on implant placement/restoration per cycle (effective Jan 1, 2024). CPR/BLS: current Healthcare-Provider-level certification required. No explicit live-vs-self-study cap stated in the rules; records retained ≥4 licensure years.

## Official board source

- <https://www.oregon.gov/dentistry/pages/ce.aspx>

## References

- <https://www.oregon.gov/dentistry/pages/ce.aspx>

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- [Oregon dental board](https://dentovio.com/dental-boards/oregon/index.html.md)
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