# Kansas dental license renewal

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

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

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 Kansas dental board before filing a renewal.

## Direct answer

For dental license renewal in Kansas, use the official board for filing forms, fees, deadlines, and final instructions. Dentovio summarizes the renewal CE signals: dentists need 60 hours / 2 years; dental hygienists need 30 hours / 2 years; dental assistants: No state CE requirement (Kansas Dental Board does not license dental assistants). Renewal-cycle notes: Biennial (courses must be completed in the 24-month period immediately preceding license expiration). Dentists: min 2 hours in ethics; specialists must complete at least 40 of the 60 hours in their specialty. Hygienists: min 1 hour in ethics. All licensees must hold and submit a current 'Basic Cardiac Life Support for the Health Care Provider' (BLS/CPR) certificate from the American Heart Association or board-approved equivalent; up to 4 hours of CE credit may be claimed for a CPR course. No explicit infection control, jurisprudence, or opioid CE mandate found. No explicit self-study cap found. Per K.A.R. 71-4-1.

## Renewal CE snapshot

- Dentists: 60 hours / 2 years
- Dental hygienists: 30 hours / 2 years
- Dental assistants: No state CE requirement (Kansas Dental Board does not license dental assistants)

## Renewal cycle and mandatory-topic notes

Biennial (courses must be completed in the 24-month period immediately preceding license expiration). Dentists: min 2 hours in ethics; specialists must complete at least 40 of the 60 hours in their specialty. Hygienists: min 1 hour in ethics. All licensees must hold and submit a current 'Basic Cardiac Life Support for the Health Care Provider' (BLS/CPR) certificate from the American Heart Association or board-approved equivalent; up to 4 hours of CE credit may be claimed for a CPR course. No explicit infection control, jurisprudence, or opioid CE mandate found. No explicit self-study cap found. Per K.A.R. 71-4-1.

## 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://www.dental.ks.gov/hygienists/license-renewals>

## References

- <https://www.dental.ks.gov/hygienists/license-renewals>
- <https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/kansas/K-A-R-71-4-1>

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