Dentist
50 hours (CEUs) / 2 years (biennial)
State dental renewal
Arkansas dental license renewal
For dental license renewal in Arkansas, use the official board for filing forms, fees, deadlines, and final instructions. Dentovio summarizes the renewal CE signals: dentists need 50 hours (CEUs) / 2 years (biennial); dental hygienists need 40 hours (CEUs) / 2 years (biennial); dental assistants: No general state CE requirement for dental assistants; radiography-permit holders must complete a board-approved radiography course before operating certain machines/renewing the radiography permit and hold Healthcare-Provider CPR. DANB-certified assistants follow separate DANB annual CE renewal.. Renewal-cycle notes: Two-year reporting period. Per Article XIV (038.00.08 Ark. Code R. 002): dentists 50 CEUs, hygienists 40 CEUs per 2-year period. Mandatory: at least 1 CE hour on infection control each 2-year reporting period. Opioid/controlled-substance: DEA-registered practitioners must complete an 8-hour one-time training on treating/managing patients with opioid or other substance use disorders (federal MATE Act requirement, effective for DEA registrations/renewals on or after June 27, 2023). Home-study courses accepted if they include a post-test and certificate of completion. Non-clinical courses (money management, investments, org business meetings) do not qualify. Records kept 3 years. No CPR or law/ethics hour mandate found in the CE rule.
Dental hygienist
40 hours (CEUs) / 2 years (biennial)
Dental assistant
No general state CE requirement for dental assistants; radiography-permit holders must complete a board-approved radiography course before operating certain machines/renewing the radiography permit and hold Healthcare-Provider CPR. DANB-certified assistants follow separate DANB annual CE renewal.
Before filing renewal
- Open the official board source and confirm the current filing window, fee, form, and license status.
- Check CE hours, mandatory topics, approved-provider rules, and live or self-study caps.
- Keep completion certificates and audit documentation for the period required by the board.
- Use Dentovio as a planning reference, not as a renewal filing system.
Role-specific CE
Renewal cycle and mandatory-topic notes
Two-year reporting period. Per Article XIV (038.00.08 Ark. Code R. 002): dentists 50 CEUs, hygienists 40 CEUs per 2-year period. Mandatory: at least 1 CE hour on infection control each 2-year reporting period. Opioid/controlled-substance: DEA-registered practitioners must complete an 8-hour one-time training on treating/managing patients with opioid or other substance use disorders (federal MATE Act requirement, effective for DEA registrations/renewals on or after June 27, 2023). Home-study courses accepted if they include a post-test and certificate of completion. Non-clinical courses (money management, investments, org business meetings) do not qualify. Records kept 3 years. No CPR or law/ethics hour mandate found in the CE rule.
References
- https://healthy.arkansas.gov/boards-commissions/boards/dental-examiners-arkansas-state-board/
- https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/arkansas/038-00-08-Ark-Code-R-002
- https://healthy.arkansas.gov/programs-services/topics/arkansas-state-board-of-dental-examiners/faqs
- https://www.danb.org/state-requirements/detail/arkansas-state-requirements