Compare sourced state CE signals for infection control, opioid or controlled-substance training, ethics and law, CPR/BLS, live or self-study limits, and CE audit documentation. Use this as a planning index, then confirm final requirements with the official board.
Use Dentovio's mandatory dental CE requirements hub to compare sourced state renewal notes for infection control, opioid or controlled-substance training, ethics or law, CPR/BLS, live or self-study limits, and audit or certificate-retention language. Dentovio is independent; the state dental board controls final renewal requirements.
States with signals
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Jurisdictions where Dentovio's sourced CE notes mention at least one mandatory-topic, course-format, CPR/BLS, or audit signal.
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Dentovio's mandatory dental CE hub highlights state CE notes that mention infection control, infectious disease, OSHA, or CDC infection-control language. Use the state board source for final course-hour, provider, timing, and audit rules.
47 states
Dentovio's mandatory dental CE hub flags state renewal notes that mention opioid, controlled-substance, pain-management, DEA, or MATE Act training. Requirements can depend on prescribing status or DEA registration, so confirm the current rule with the state board and federal DEA guidance before relying on a course.
38 states
Dentovio's mandatory dental CE hub surfaces state renewal notes that mention ethics, law, jurisprudence, professional responsibility, statutes, or administrative rules. Treat those as planning signals and verify current course requirements directly with the dental board.
48 states
Dentovio has a dedicated CPR/BLS directory and this mandatory CE hub also flags state renewal notes that mention CPR, BLS, AED, hands-on, or healthcare-provider language. The dental board controls whether a course counts and whether CPR/BLS is separate from CE hours.
49 states
Dentovio's online dental CE directory handles course-format details, and this mandatory CE hub flags state notes that mention live, online, self-study, home-study, webinar, correspondence, distance, or in-person caps. Verify the current course-format rule before enrolling.
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Dentovio's mandatory dental CE hub flags renewal notes that mention audits, certificate retention, documentation, records kept, or proof of completion. State boards control how long certificates must be kept and how audits are handled.
| State | Signals | Source-note excerpt | CE page | Official source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Infection controlOpioid/controlled substanceEthics/lawCPR/BLSLive/self-study | 20 hours / 1 year (annual) 12 hours / 1 year (annual) No state CE requirement for dental assistants (CPR required only for assistants aiding in oral conscious sedation; DANB-certified assistants follow separate DANB a... | CE guide | Board source |
| Alaska | Infection controlOpioid/controlled substanceEthics/lawCPR/BLSLive/self-studyAudit/records | 32 contact hours / 2 years (biennial) 20 contact hours / 2 years (biennial) No state CE requirement for dental assistants for renewal (coronal-polishing certificate renews Dec 31 of even years; DANB-certified assistan... | CE guide | Board source |
| Arizona | Infection controlOpioid/controlled substanceEthics/lawCPR/BLSLive/self-study | Dentists: 63 hours per 3 years, of which up to 21 hours may be self-study/online (and charitable) activities; mandatory minimums of 3 hrs opioid education, 3 hrs infectious diseases/infection control, and 3 hrs in eth... | CE guide | Board source |
| Arkansas | Infection controlOpioid/controlled substanceEthics/lawCPR/BLSLive/self-studyAudit/records | 50 hours (CEUs) / 2 years (biennial) 40 hours (CEUs) / 2 years (biennial) No general state CE requirement for dental assistants; radiography-permit holders must complete a board-approved radiography course before oper... | CE guide | Board source |
| California | Infection controlOpioid/controlled substanceCPR/BLSLive/self-studyAudit/records | Dentists (Dental Board of California): 50 units per 2 years including mandatory 2-unit Infection Control, 2-unit California Dental Practice Act, 2-unit course on Responsibilities and Requirements of Prescribing Schedu... | CE guide | Board source |
| Colorado | Infection controlOpioid/controlled substanceEthics/lawCPR/BLSLive/self-study | 30 hours / 2 years 30 hours / 2 years No standalone CE-hours requirement for Dental Assistants; Expanded Duty Dental Assistants (EDDAs) must maintain current CPR/BLS certification and complete CE tied to their permits... | CE guide | Board source |
| Connecticut | Infection controlOpioid/controlled substanceCPR/BLSLive/self-studyAudit/records | DENTISTS (25 hrs): must include at least 1 contact hour in each of (A) any three of ten Commissioner-designated topics, (B) infection control in a dental setting, and (C) prescribing controlled substances and pain man... | CE guide | Board source |
| Delaware | Infection controlOpioid/controlled substanceCPR/BLSLive/self-studyAudit/records | INFECTION CONTROL: at least 2 of the required CPE hours must be an infection-control course. CPR: all licensees must hold current CPR certification (in addition to CPE). OPIOID/CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE: not specified as a... | CE guide | Board source |
| District of Columbia | Infection controlOpioid/controlled substanceEthics/lawCPR/BLSLive/self-study | 30 hours / 2 years Reported as 15 hours / 2 years by DC Dental Society summary; some CE-vendor sources state 20 hours / 2 years — value not confirmed against the official DCMR, treat as unconfirmed Dental assistants:... | CE guide | Board source |
| Florida | Opioid/controlled substanceCPR/BLSLive/self-studyAudit/records | 30 hours / 2 years (biennium) 24 hours / 2 years (biennium) No CE requirement — Florida does not license or register dental assistants generally, and no CE is required (radiography/expanded-function certificates are t... | CE guide | Board source |
| Georgia | Infection controlOpioid/controlled substanceEthics/lawCPR/BLSLive/self-study | 02, plus BLS-CPR if assisting with sedation) Biennial (odd-year Dec 31 expiration). Dentists: 30 of 40 hours must be clinical science; at least 20 of the 40 hours must be earned in-person/on-site (Rule 150-3-. up to 2... | CE guide | Board source |
| Hawaii | Opioid/controlled substanceEthics/lawCPR/BLS | Ethics: dentists 3 hrs/year (6 hrs/biennium), hygienists at least 2 hrs/biennium. BLS/CPR (AHA or ARC, hands-on) must be continuously current; BLS counts for a max of 4 CE hrs/biennium and cannot count toward the clin... | CE guide | Board source |
| Idaho | Infection controlEthics/lawCPR/BLSLive/self-studyAudit/records | 30 hours / 2 years (biennium) 30 hours / 2 years (biennium) No state CE requirement in the board rule (dental assistants are trained and directly supervised, not separately licensed/registered by the Board; the rule i... | CE guide | Board source |
| Illinois | Opioid/controlled substanceCPR/BLSLive/self-study | Correspondence/self-study cap: no more than 50% of required hours may be correspondence (on-demand webinar/journal); live webinars count as in-person. BLS/CPR current certification required; counts for max 4 hrs/perio... | CE guide | Board source |
| Indiana | Infection controlOpioid/controlled substanceEthics/lawCPR/BLSLive/self-study | Live-vs-self-study: at least HALF of the required minimum hours must be from live presentations or live workshops (IC 25-14-3-8); home-study by an approved organization earns the same credit as college courses. Mandat... | CE guide | Board source |
| Iowa | Infection controlOpioid/controlled substanceEthics/lawCPR/BLSLive/self-study | Mandatory (min 1 hr each unless noted): infection control; Iowa jurisprudence; CPR/BLS with hands-on clinical component (may claim up to 3 hrs); opioid training for dentists who prescribe; mandatory reporter (child &... | CE guide | Board source |
| Kansas | Infection controlOpioid/controlled substanceEthics/lawCPR/BLSLive/self-studyAudit/records | 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... | CE guide | Board source |
| Kentucky | Infection controlOpioid/controlled substanceEthics/lawCPR/BLSLive/self-study | At least 10 of the 30 hours must be live/interactive; at least 20 hours must be clinical. CPR/BLS must be kept current but does NOT count toward the 30 hours. Dentists who prescribe controlled substances: 3 hours in K... | CE guide | Board source |
| Louisiana | Infection controlOpioid/controlled substanceEthics/lawCPR/BLSLive/self-study | 30 hours / 2 years 20 hours / 2 years No state CE requirement (Expanded Duty Dental Assistants are certified via an approved EDDA course, radiology training, and current CPR, but no ongoing CE mandate is specified) Bi... | CE guide | Board source |
| Maine | Infection controlOpioid/controlled substanceEthics/lawCPR/BLSLive/self-study | Dental Radiographer (RAD): no CE hours, current CPR only. Current CPR certification required for all license types. Dentists who prescribe opioids: 3 of the 40 hours in opioid prescribing training; sedation permit hol... | CE guide | Board source |
| Maryland | Infection controlOpioid/controlled substanceEthics/lawCPR/BLSLive/self-studyAudit/records | Maryland instead certifies Dental Radiation Technologists, who need a 2-hour infection control course each renewal (plus one-time implicit bias). Mandatory each cycle: 2-hr infection control course; must maintain CPR/... | CE guide | Board source |
| Massachusetts | Opioid/controlled substanceLive/self-study | Individual-study (home/online/correspondence/audio/video) capped at 6 CEUs; non-clinical practice-related courses capped at 2 CEUs. Mandatory: opioid/safe-prescribing & pain-management CE each licensure cycle for anyo... | CE guide | Board source |
| Michigan | Infection controlEthics/lawCPR/BLSLive/self-study | 60 hours / 3 years 36 hours / 3 years Registered Dental Assistants (RDA): 36 hours / 3 years, same structure as hygienists — 2 hrs pain/symptom management, 1 hr ethics & jurisprudence (incl. delegation to allied perso... | CE guide | Board source |
| Minnesota | Infection controlOpioid/controlled substanceEthics/lawCPR/BLS | Mandatory: an infection control course every cycle (must primarily address patient safety/health per 3100. The rule does not itemize a standalone CPR/BLS, opioid, or ethics hour mandate beyond the infection-control +... | CE guide | Board source |
| Mississippi | Infection controlOpioid/controlled substanceEthics/lawCPR/BLSLive/self-studyAudit/records | Opioid: dentists who prescribe/administer/dispense controlled substances (or propose to) must complete 3 hrs opioid-prescribing CDE each cycle. CPR/BLS: all active dentists & hygienists must maintain current CPR certi... | CE guide | Board source |
| Missouri | Infection controlOpioid/controlled substanceEthics/lawCPR/BLSLive/self-study | Expanded Functions Dental Assistant (EFDA) permit renewal requires CE tied to the permit (commonly cited as ~16 hours per cycle, with BLS counting toward it) — confirm exact figure with the board. Biennial (2-year) cy... | CE guide | Board source |
| Montana | Infection controlOpioid/controlled substanceEthics/lawCPR/BLSLive/self-study | ALL hours may be completed by home study (no self-study cap). 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... | CE guide | Board source |
| Nebraska | Infection controlOpioid/controlled substanceLive/self-study | Mandatory: at least 2 hrs infection control per period. Home study capped at 10 hrs per renewal period. Controlled-substance-prescribing dentists: at least 3 hrs biennially on prescribing opiates, including 0. 5 hr on... | CE guide | Board source |
| Nevada | Infection controlOpioid/controlled substanceCPR/BLSLive/self-study | Mandatory: at least 2 hrs/yr (4/biennium) infection control for all licensees. Current CPR/BLS (or ACLS/PALS) certification required. Home study/online/self-study capped at 50% of required hours. Controlled-substance... | CE guide | Board source |
| New Hampshire | Infection controlOpioid/controlled substanceCPR/BLSLive/self-study | Dentists: 40 CEUs, at least 30 in clinical dental care (including a current BLS-HCP course). Hygienists: 20 CEUs, at least 15 clinical (including BLS-HCP). Mandatory for both: at least 2 CEUs infection control (CDC gu... | CE guide | Board source |
| New Jersey | Infection controlOpioid/controlled substanceEthics/lawCPR/BLSLive/self-study | Dentist mandatory hours (10 of the 40): 3 hrs CPR (hands-on, AHA-standard, in-person), 2 hrs infection control/prevention, 3 hrs pharmacology & internal medicine (incl. NJ Prescription Monitoring Program), 1 hr prescr... | CE guide | Board source |
| New Mexico | Infection controlOpioid/controlled substanceEthics/lawCPR/BLSLive/self-study | Self-study cap: up to 30 hrs may be self-study for dentists (30 live), up to ~22. 5 self-study for hygienists; max 8 CE hours creditable in a single day. Mandatory topics: CPR/BLS current at all times; infection contr... | CE guide | Board source |
| New York | Infection controlOpioid/controlled substanceEthics/lawCPR/BLSLive/self-studyAudit/records | 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 dent... | CE guide | Board source |
| North Carolina | Opioid/controlled substanceEthics/lawCPR/BLSLive/self-studyAudit/records | 15 hours / year (annual; ~30 per 2 years) 6 hours / year (annual; ~12 per 2 years) No general CE requirement for basic dental assistants; DA II must maintain CPR and complete CE as needed to retain expanded functions... | CE guide | Board source |
| North Dakota | Infection controlEthics/lawCPR/BLSLive/self-study | Self-study/home-study & online cap: up to one-half — 16 hrs max for dentists, 8 hrs max for hygienists, 8 hrs max for assistants (remainder must be live/interactive real-time). CPR/BLS certification must be maintained... | CE guide | Board source |
| Ohio | Infection controlOpioid/controlled substanceEthics/lawCPR/BLSLive/self-study | MANDATORY: current Healthcare-Provider-level BLS/CPR + AED with hands-on skills every renewal (didactic may be online, but the clinical/compressions portion must be in person; Board accepts no substitute certification... | CE guide | Board source |
| Oklahoma | Infection controlOpioid/controlled substanceEthics/lawCPR/BLSLive/self-study | 40 hours / 2 years (reporting period, currently Jul 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2027) 20 hours / 2 years (same reporting period) Dental assistants: 2 hours / 2 years in infection control. MANDATORY for dentists & hygienists: an... | CE guide | Board source |
| Oregon | Infection controlOpioid/controlled substanceCPR/BLSLive/self-studyAudit/records | 40 hours / 2 years 24 hours / 2 years (Expanded Practice Dental Hygienist / EPDH: 36 hours / 2 years) No state CE hour requirement for dental assistants (certificates such as EFDA/x-ray require initial competency cour... | CE guide | Board source |
| Pennsylvania | Opioid/controlled substanceCPR/BLSLive/self-study | MANDATORY for dentists, hygienists, and EFDAs: 2 hours of approved child abuse recognition and reporting in the 2-year period preceding renewal (Act 31), and current CPR certification as a condition of renewal. Prescr... | CE guide | Board source |
| Rhode Island | Infection controlOpioid/controlled substanceCPR/BLSLive/self-studyAudit/records | 40 hours / 2 years 20 hours / 2 years No specific CE hour total for dental assistants, but all dental assistants practicing in a dental setting must maintain: current hands-on BLS certification and at least 1 hour/yea... | CE guide | Board source |
| South Carolina | Infection controlOpioid/controlled substanceEthics/lawCPR/BLSLive/self-studyAudit/records | Mandatory topics: at least 1 hour biennially in sterilization and infection control (dentists and hygienists); CPR must be renewed/recertified every 2 years and must be live/in-person (SC Reg 39-5(F)). Live-vs-self-st... | CE guide | Board source |
| South Dakota | Infection controlOpioid/controlled substanceCPR/BLSLive/self-study | CPR: dentists, hygienists, and RDAs must maintain a current CPR card (AHA Healthcare Provider, ARC Professional Rescuer, or equivalent with hands-on skills assessment). Home study/self-study cap: maximum 30 hours per... | CE guide | Board source |
| Tennessee | Opioid/controlled substanceEthics/lawCPR/BLSLive/self-studyAudit/records | 05; note the statutory topic is worded 'chemical dependency' — some CE vendors describe it as controlled-substance/opioid prescribing). CPR: current CPR/BLS certification required, must be in-person with a hands-on sk... | CE guide | Board source |
| Texas | Infection controlOpioid/controlled substanceEthics/lawCPR/BLSLive/self-study | CPR/BLS must be a current hands-on course (online not accepted). For dentists and hygienists: minimum 16 of the 24 hours must be scientific/technical (clinical); up to 8 hours may be risk management (record-keeping/HI... | CE guide | Board source |
| Utah | Infection controlOpioid/controlled substanceEthics/lawCPR/BLSLive/self-studyAudit/records | CPR: current CPR-BLS (or ACLS/PALS as required by permit classification) required for renewal, but recertification hours do NOT count toward the 30. Caps within the 30: maximum 15 hours from online/home-study courses... | CE guide | Board source |
| Vermont | Infection controlOpioid/controlled substanceEthics/lawLive/self-study | Dentist: 30 hrs every 2 yrs; all may be completed by home/self-study (self-study courses must conclude with an examination to be accepted). CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES: dentists who prescribe/dispense controlled substances... | CE guide | Board source |
| Virginia | Infection controlOpioid/controlled substanceEthics/lawCPR/BLSLive/self-study | 15 hours / 1 year (annual) 15 hours / 1 year (annual) No CE hour count set by the board for Dental Assistant II; renewal requires maintaining current DANB (or ADA-recognized) certification plus a current hands-on heal... | CE guide | Board source |
| Washington | Infection controlEthics/lawCPR/BLSLive/self-study | Dental jurisprudence exam counts as 1 hr. BLS/CPR: must maintain current healthcare-provider BLS. Self-study/online CAP: online self-study earns only 30 min of credit per hour completed (half credit); live courses/web... | CE guide | Board source |
| West Virginia | Infection controlOpioid/controlled substanceEthics/lawCPR/BLSLive/self-study | MANDATORY TOPICS (both): 2 hrs infection control each reporting period; a current healthcare-provider BLS/CPR certification (hands-on; counts toward CE; internet-only BLS not accepted unless it includes a skills exam... | CE guide | Board source |
| Wisconsin | Infection controlOpioid/controlled substanceEthics/lawCPR/BLSLive/self-studyAudit/records | EFDA (Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary) certificate is permanent (no periodic renewal), but continuing education is required to maintain competency — verify current EFDA CE terms with DSPS. DENTIST: 30 credit hrs /... | CE guide | Board source |
| Wyoming | Infection controlOpioid/controlled substanceEthics/lawCPR/BLSLive/self-studyAudit/records | Biennial (2-year) renewal cycle for dentists and hygienists; renewal deadline December 31 with a grace period Jan 1–Mar 31. Of the 16 dentist hours, 3 hours MUST be on responsible prescribing of controlled substances... | CE guide | Board source |
