Which states mention infection control in Dentovio's sourced dental CE notes?

Dentovio isolated infection control signals for 44 jurisdictions in the current sourced CE notes. Use the table and official board links for planning, then confirm the current requirement with the board.

Mandatory CE topic

Dental infection-control CE requirements by state

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.

Last verified 2026-07-08. Educational planning reference only; each dental board controls final renewal, course, provider, audit, and role-specific rules.

All mandatory CE topics CE requirements Markdown mirror

Jurisdictions with signal

Absence from this table does not prove the state lacks this rule; it means Dentovio did not isolate the signal in the sourced CE note excerpt.

State	Sourced note excerpt	CE page	Official source
Alabama	Dentists: no more than 1/2 of the 20 hours may be by self-study/analog or digital media, journals, internet/correspondence/distance courses; must maintain current BLS via LIVE training (2–4 hrs, AHA/ARC/equivalent), m...	CE guide	Board source
Alaska	No infection-control or law/ethics hour mandate found in the regulation.	CE guide	Board source
Arizona	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	Mandatory: at least 1 CE hour on infection control each 2-year reporting period.	CE guide	Board source
California	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	No explicit standalone infection-control or law/ethics hour mandate found.	CE guide	Board source
Connecticut	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 CONTROL: at least 2 of the required CPE hours must be an infection-control course.	CE guide	Board source
District of Columbia	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
Georgia	Mandatory each renewal: 1 hr legal ethics & professionalism (since Jan 1, 2022) and 2 hrs infection control (on/after Jan 1, 2024).	CE guide	Board source
Idaho	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
Indiana	Infection control/OSHA and HIPAA are federal annual mandates, not separately itemized state CE hours.	CE guide	Board source
Iowa	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	No explicit infection control, jurisprudence, or opioid CE mandate found.	CE guide	Board source
Kentucky	No explicit infection control or jurisprudence CE mandate found.	CE guide	Board source
Louisiana	No explicit infection control or jurisprudence CE mandate found for renewal.	CE guide	Board source
Maine	No explicit infection control or jurisprudence CE mandate found.	CE guide	Board source
Maryland	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
Michigan	delegation to allied personnel), 1 hr infection control, one-time 1-hr human trafficking; ~12 of 36 in credential-specific courses; implicit bias training (1 hr per license-year, additional to the 36); must maintain B...	CE guide	Board source
Minnesota	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	41 does NOT itemize a separate mandatory infection-control or ethics course (jurisprudence exam is required only for inactive-to-active or reinstatement).	CE guide	Board source
Missouri	240 does NOT mandate specific topic hours for infection control, jurisprudence, or opioids (beyond the BLS certification requirement).	CE guide	Board source
Montana	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 guide	Board source
Nebraska	Mandatory: at least 2 hrs infection control per period. 5 hr on the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) — this opioid/PDMP mandate is cited in secondary/board sources; the LII text of §006 emphasized infection...	CE guide	Board source
Nevada	Mandatory: at least 2 hrs/yr (4/biennium) infection control for all licensees.	CE guide	Board source
New Hampshire	Mandatory for both: at least 2 CEUs infection control (CDC guidelines, live or online) and at least 2 CEUs medical-emergency training.	CE guide	Board source
New Jersey	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. Hygienist mandatory (6 of 20): 3 hrs CPR (in-per...	CE guide	Board source
New Mexico	Mandatory topics: CPR/BLS current at all times; infection control; NM jurisprudence (law/ethics) ~1 hr per cycle; and licensees with an active DEA registration must complete 3 hrs of CE on pharmacology and the risks o...	CE guide	Board source
New York	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 c...	CE guide	Board source
North Dakota	Mandatory topics for hygienists (per NDAC 20-04-01-08): min 2 hrs ethics and 2 hrs infection control within the 16.	CE guide	Board source
Ohio	NO separately mandated hour minimums for jurisprudence, ethics, or opioid/controlled-substance CE (infection control, pharmacology, etc.	CE guide	Board source
Oklahoma	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.	CE guide	Board source
Oregon	MANDATORY topics (within the totals): at least 3 hours medical emergencies in a dental office; at least 2 hours infection control; at least 2 hours cultural competency; dentists must also complete the 1-hour Oregon-sp...	CE guide	Board source
Rhode Island	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	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)).	CE guide	Board source
South Dakota	No specific mandated infection-control or opioid/controlled-substance CE topic was found in the board's published overview (beyond CPR and, for hygienists/RDAs, radiography).	CE guide	Board source
Texas	CPR/BLS required but does not count toward the 24-hour minimum; OSHA and CPR excluded from the count.	CE guide	Board source
Utah	No general infection-control or jurisprudence CE mandate in the dental rule.	CE guide	Board source
Vermont	No dedicated infection-control or law/ethics hour mandate found in the board CE rule.	CE guide	Board source
Virginia	No dedicated infection-control, opioid, or jurisprudence hour mandate is set in the CE regulation (VA satisfies jurisprudence via a required exam at initial licensure, not ongoing CE).	CE guide	Board source
Washington	No dedicated infection-control CE hour count specified in rule.	CE guide	Board source
West Virginia	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	HYGIENIST: 12 credit hrs / 2 yrs, of which not less than 2 hrs must be infection control; no more than 2 of the 12 may be satisfied by BLS/CPR training.	CE guide	Board source
Wyoming	No separate mandated hours found for infection control or law/ethics/jurisprudence (these are listed only as acceptable subject areas).	CE guide	Board source