Dentist
60 hours / 3 years
State dental renewal
Montana dental license renewal
For dental license renewal in Montana, use the official board for filing forms, fees, deadlines, and final instructions. Dentovio summarizes the renewal CE signals: dentists need 60 hours / 3 years; dental hygienists need 36 hours / 3 years; dental assistants: No state CE requirement for dental assistants (ARM 24.138.2110 addresses dentists, hygienists, and denturists only).. Renewal-cycle notes: Three-year cycle (baseline start 2015), per ARM 24.138.2110. Dentists 60 hrs (if holding anesthesia permit: 20 hrs must be anesthesia-specific for deep sedation/GA, or 12 hrs for moderate sedation, counted within the 60). Hygienists 36 hrs (LPA hygienists +3 hrs on fluoride/topical anesthetics/antimicrobials; limited-access-permit hygienists +12 hrs). Denturists 36 hrs. ALL hours may be completed by home study (no self-study cap). Board does NOT pre-approve courses. All licensees must maintain current CPR, ACLS, or PALS. Infection control is listed as an acceptable clinical subject but no fixed mandatory hour count for infection control, jurisprudence, or opioids in the CE rule. CE does not apply until first full year of licensure.
Dental hygienist
36 hours / 3 years
Dental assistant
No state CE requirement for dental assistants (ARM 24.138.2110 addresses dentists, hygienists, and denturists only).
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
Three-year cycle (baseline start 2015), per ARM 24.138.2110. Dentists 60 hrs (if holding anesthesia permit: 20 hrs must be anesthesia-specific for deep sedation/GA, or 12 hrs for moderate sedation, counted within the 60). Hygienists 36 hrs (LPA hygienists +3 hrs on fluoride/topical anesthetics/antimicrobials; limited-access-permit hygienists +12 hrs). Denturists 36 hrs. ALL hours may be completed by home study (no self-study cap). Board does NOT pre-approve courses. All licensees must maintain current CPR, ACLS, or PALS. Infection control is listed as an acceptable clinical subject but no fixed mandatory hour count for infection control, jurisprudence, or opioids in the CE rule. CE does not apply until first full year of licensure.