# Illinois dental license renewal

> Renewal CE summary, official board source, and filing checklist for dental professionals renewing in Illinois.

URL: https://dentovio.com/dental-license-renewal/illinois

Last verified: 2026-07-08

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Educational summary only, not compliance advice. Renewal dates, filing windows, fees, approved-provider rules, audit rules, and mandatory topics can change. Confirm current instructions with the Illinois dental board before filing a renewal.

## Direct answer

For dental license renewal in Illinois, use the official board for filing forms, fees, deadlines, and final instructions. Dentovio summarizes the renewal CE signals: dentists need 48 hours / 3 years (triennial licensing period); dental hygienists need 36 hours / 3 years (triennial licensing period); dental assistants: No state CE requirement (Illinois dental assistants are not separately licensed with CE obligations). Renewal-cycle notes: Triennial (3-year) renewal period; CE not required for the first renewal cycle after original license issuance. Correspondence/self-study cap: no more than 50% of required hours may be correspondence (on-demand webinar/journal); live webinars count as in-person. Mandatory each cycle: 1 hr sexual harassment prevention; 1 hr implicit bias awareness (effective 2024). BLS/CPR current certification required; counts for max 4 hrs/period. Opioid: 3 hrs safe-opioid-prescribing for Illinois Controlled Substances registrants; separately, DEA registrants owe the federal MATE Act 8-hr training. Mandated-reporter training every 6 years for those working with children. Dentists holding sedation Permit A/B need 9 of the 48 hours in sedation techniques. Verify current per-cycle mandates against IDFPR, as state add-on courses change.

## Renewal CE snapshot

- Dentists: 48 hours / 3 years (triennial licensing period)
- Dental hygienists: 36 hours / 3 years (triennial licensing period)
- Dental assistants: No state CE requirement (Illinois dental assistants are not separately licensed with CE obligations)

## Renewal cycle and mandatory-topic notes

Triennial (3-year) renewal period; CE not required for the first renewal cycle after original license issuance. Correspondence/self-study cap: no more than 50% of required hours may be correspondence (on-demand webinar/journal); live webinars count as in-person. Mandatory each cycle: 1 hr sexual harassment prevention; 1 hr implicit bias awareness (effective 2024). BLS/CPR current certification required; counts for max 4 hrs/period. Opioid: 3 hrs safe-opioid-prescribing for Illinois Controlled Substances registrants; separately, DEA registrants owe the federal MATE Act 8-hr training. Mandated-reporter training every 6 years for those working with children. Dentists holding sedation Permit A/B need 9 of the 48 hours in sedation techniques. Verify current per-cycle mandates against IDFPR, as state add-on courses change.

## Before filing

- Open the official board source and confirm the current filing window, fee, form, and renewal status.
- Confirm required CE hours, mandatory topics, approved-provider rules, and live/self-study limits.
- Keep completion certificates and audit documentation for the retention period stated by the board.
- Use Dentovio's CE tracker as a planning aid, not as a board filing system.

## Official board source

- <https://idfpr.illinois.gov/profs/dentist.html>

## References

- <https://idfpr.illinois.gov/profs/dentist.html>
- <https://idfpr.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idfpr/renewals/apply/forms/f1661dn.pdf>
- <https://www.ilga.gov/commission/jcar/admincode/068/068012200d04400r.html>
- <https://www.isds.org/continuing-education/illinois-license-requirements>

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