Dentist
50 hours / 2 years
State dental renewal
Minnesota dental license renewal
For dental license renewal in Minnesota, use the official board for filing forms, fees, deadlines, and final instructions. Dentovio summarizes the renewal CE signals: dentists need 50 hours / 2 years; dental hygienists need 25 hours / 2 years; dental assistants: Licensed Dental Assistants: 25 hours / 2 years (min 15 fundamental, max 10 elective) — same as hygienists. Dental therapists follow the 50-hr dentist track.. Renewal-cycle notes: Biennial (24-month) cycle ending on the last day of the licensee's birth month in an even- or odd-numbered year (MN Rules 3100.5100). Dentists & dental therapists: 50 hrs (min 30 fundamental, max 20 elective). Hygienists & licensed dental assistants: 25 hrs (min 15 fundamental, max 10 elective). Mandatory: an infection control course every cycle (must primarily address patient safety/health per 3100.6300 & ch. 6950), PLUS each licensee must complete at least 2 courses from a specified mandatory-topic list each cycle. Dentists holding anesthesia/sedation permits owe an additional 15 hrs in anesthesia topics. No carryover of excess hours. The rule does not itemize a standalone CPR/BLS, opioid, or ethics hour mandate beyond the infection-control + '2-from-the-list' structure.
Dental hygienist
25 hours / 2 years
Dental assistant
Licensed Dental Assistants: 25 hours / 2 years (min 15 fundamental, max 10 elective) — same as hygienists. Dental therapists follow the 50-hr dentist track.
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
Biennial (24-month) cycle ending on the last day of the licensee's birth month in an even- or odd-numbered year (MN Rules 3100.5100). Dentists & dental therapists: 50 hrs (min 30 fundamental, max 20 elective). Hygienists & licensed dental assistants: 25 hrs (min 15 fundamental, max 10 elective). Mandatory: an infection control course every cycle (must primarily address patient safety/health per 3100.6300 & ch. 6950), PLUS each licensee must complete at least 2 courses from a specified mandatory-topic list each cycle. Dentists holding anesthesia/sedation permits owe an additional 15 hrs in anesthesia topics. No carryover of excess hours. The rule does not itemize a standalone CPR/BLS, opioid, or ethics hour mandate beyond the infection-control + '2-from-the-list' structure.