Dentist CE
35 hours / 2 years
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State CPR/BLS
West Virginia's dental renewal rules cover CPR and BLS. The board's exact wording, who it applies to, and whether it counts toward CE hours are below.
Dentist CE
35 hours / 2 years
Hygienist CE
20 hours / 2 years
Assistant CE
No specific CE hour count published for dental assistants in the CE rule (W.Va. CSR 5-11); EDDA/expanded-duties credentials require board-approved coursework. Verify directly with the WV Board of Dentistry.
BIENNIAL (W.Va. CSR §5-11-3). Dentist: not less than 35 hrs / 2 yrs; Hygienist: not less than 20 hrs / 2 yrs. Reporting due Feb 1 of even-numbered years. MANDATORY TOPICS (both): 2 hrs infection control each reporting period; a current healthcare-provider BLS/CPR certification (hands-on; counts toward CE; internet-only BLS not accepted unless it includes a skills exam with a certified instructor). DENTISTS additionally: 3 hrs on drug-diversion training + best-practice controlled-substance prescribing + prescribing/administering an opioid antagonist. SELF-STUDY CAPS: up to 80% of the requirement may be supervised self-instruction (online); non-supervised self-instruction is capped at 10% of the requirement. No dedicated law/ethics hour mandate found in the CE rule.