Dentist
60 contact hours / 3 years (triennial registration)
State dental renewal
New York dental license renewal
For dental license renewal in New York, use the official board for filing forms, fees, deadlines, and final instructions. Dentovio summarizes the renewal CE signals: dentists need 60 contact hours / 3 years (triennial registration); dental hygienists need 24 contact hours / 3 years (triennial registration); dental assistants: No state CE requirement — NY does not license/register 'dental assistants' as a CE-bearing profession (certified dental assisting is regulated separately and lacks a triennial CE mandate like dentists/hygienists). Renewal-cycle notes: Three-year registration cycle. Live-vs-self-study caps: dentists must earn at least 70% (42 of 60 hrs) via live courses — max 18 self-study hrs; hygienists must earn at least 7/12 (14 of 24 hrs) live. Mandatory topics — Dentists: one-time 3-hr dental jurisprudence & ethics course, one-time 2-hr tobacco/oral-health course (first applicable registration), continuous CPR certification, and a State-approved infection control course every 4 years. Hygienists: State-approved infection control course every 4 years (no jurisprudence or CPR mandate). Both dentists and hygienists are mandated reporters and must complete NYSED-approved child abuse identification/reporting training (2 hrs; updated protocol deadline Nov 17, 2026). No specific opioid/controlled-substance CE mandate identified. Records kept 6 years.
Dental hygienist
24 contact hours / 3 years (triennial registration)
Dental assistant
No state CE requirement — NY does not license/register 'dental assistants' as a CE-bearing profession (certified dental assisting is regulated separately and lacks a triennial CE mandate like dentists/hygienists)
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 registration cycle. Live-vs-self-study caps: dentists must earn at least 70% (42 of 60 hrs) via live courses — max 18 self-study hrs; hygienists must earn at least 7/12 (14 of 24 hrs) live. Mandatory topics — Dentists: one-time 3-hr dental jurisprudence & ethics course, one-time 2-hr tobacco/oral-health course (first applicable registration), continuous CPR certification, and a State-approved infection control course every 4 years. Hygienists: State-approved infection control course every 4 years (no jurisprudence or CPR mandate). Both dentists and hygienists are mandated reporters and must complete NYSED-approved child abuse identification/reporting training (2 hrs; updated protocol deadline Nov 17, 2026). No specific opioid/controlled-substance CE mandate identified. Records kept 6 years.