Online CE
Online dental CE requirements by state
Find source-backed notes on live, online, webinar, correspondence, home-study, and self-study dental CE rules. Dentovio is a planning reference; the state board controls whether a course counts.
| State | Online/live CE signal | State page | Role pages | 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 t... | Online CE guide | Board source | |
| Alaska | 400) does not itself impose a home-study/self-study cap; secondary sources report all hours may be completed by home study and note content limits (e. | Online 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 dise... | Online CE guide | Board source | |
| Arkansas | Home-study courses accepted if they include a post-test and certificate of completion. | Online 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 Responsibilitie... | Online CE guide | Board source | |
| Colorado | LIVE/SELF-STUDY CAP: at least 50% of required CE hours must be LIVE and interactive. | Online CE guide | Board source | |
| Connecticut | LIVE/SELF-STUDY: internet/distance learning accepted; no explicit live-vs-self-study cap found. | Online CE guide | Board source | |
| Delaware | LIVE/SELF-STUDY CAP: not specified on the CE page reviewed. | Online CE guide | Board source | |
| District of Columbia | LIVE/SELF-STUDY: as of the 12/31/2021 renewal all hours (incl. CPR) may be completed via approved online courses (no live minimum). | Online CE guide | Board source | |
| Florida | CPR/BLS: current BLS-level CPR certification required (must be a LIVE course; in addition to CE hours). LIVE/SELF-STUDY CAP: no stated maximum on self-study hours (courses may b... | Online CE guide | Board source | |
| Georgia | 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 20 hrs self-study/online. Hygienists: 15 of 2... | Online CE guide | Board source | |
| Hawaii | Dentovio did not isolate a specific online, live, correspondence, home-study, webinar, or self-study cap in the sourced renewal notes. Review the official board source before ch... | Online CE guide | Board source | |
| Idaho | Board rule specifies NO in-person vs self-study cap and no separately itemized topic-hour mandate beyond BLS/infection control. | Online CE guide | Board source | |
| Illinois | Correspondence/self-study cap: no more than 50% of required hours may be correspondence (on-demand webinar/journal); live webinars count as in-person. | Online CE guide | Board source | |
| Indiana | 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 th... | Online CE guide | Board source | |
| Iowa | Self-study capped at 12 hours per renewal period for all licensees/registrants. | Online CE guide | Board source | |
| Kansas | No explicit self-study cap found. | Online CE guide | Board source | |
| Kentucky | At least 10 of the 30 hours must be live/interactive; at least 20 hours must be clinical. | Online CE guide | Board source | |
| Louisiana | Dentists: 30 hrs, of which 20 must be personally-attended clinical courses (remaining 10 may be online/correspondence with a written exam). Hygienists: 20 hrs, of which 12 must... | Online CE guide | Board source | |
| Maine | Distance-learning cap: no limit on distance-learning WITH an exit examination; distance learning WITHOUT an exit exam capped at 10 hours. | Online CE guide | Board source | |
| Maryland | Mandatory each cycle: 2-hr infection control course; must maintain CPR/BLS certification without lapse (AHA BLS for Healthcare Providers or ARC Professional Rescuer — online CPR... | Online CE guide | Board source | |
| Massachusetts | Dentovio did not isolate a specific online, live, correspondence, home-study, webinar, or self-study cap in the sourced renewal notes. Review the official board source before ch... | Online CE guide | Board source | |
| Michigan | Format: min 20 hrs classroom/in-person seminar/interactive live webinar; up to 30 hrs online/recorded webinar; up to ~10 hrs self-study reading. Hygienists & assistants mirror a... | Online CE guide | Board source | |
| Minnesota | Dentovio did not isolate a specific online, live, correspondence, home-study, webinar, or self-study cap in the sourced renewal notes. Review the official board source before ch... | Online CE guide | Board source | |
| Mississippi | Delivery: in-person or non-in-person (virtual/correspondence) allowed, but non-in-person CDE must include a post-study examination; per the Board CE FAQ, a max of 25% of require... | Online CE guide | Board source | |
| Missouri | Rule sets no explicit live-vs-self-study cap. | Online CE guide | Board source | |
| Montana | ALL hours may be completed by home study (no self-study cap). | Online CE guide | Board source | |
| Nebraska | Home study capped at 10 hrs per renewal period. | Online CE guide | Board source | |
| Nevada | Home study/online/self-study capped at 50% of required hours. | Online 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. DEA-registered licensees: 3 CEUs pain mana... | Online 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. Hygienis... | Online CE guide | Board source | |
| New Mexico | 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. | Online CE guide | Board source | |
| New York | 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. | Online CE guide | Board source | |
| North Carolina | 0102 ALL 6 hrs may be self-study if a post-course test and certificate are obtained, and courses must relate to clinical patient care from a Board-approved sponsor; current CPR... | Online CE guide | Board source | |
| North Dakota | 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).... | Online CE guide | Board source | |
| Ohio | 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; B... | Online CE guide | Board source | |
| Oklahoma | MANDATORY for dentists & hygienists: an ethics course every 2 years, and a LIVE, in-person, hands-on CPR/BLS course every 2 years (full-online CPR is NOT accepted regardless of... | Online CE guide | Board source | |
| Oregon | No explicit live-vs-self-study cap stated in the rules; records retained ≥4 licensure years. | Online CE guide | Board source | |
| Pennsylvania | LIVE-vs-SELF-STUDY caps: individual/self-study capped at half the total — dentists max 15 hrs, hygienists max 10 hrs, EFDAs max 5 hrs. | Online CE guide | Board source | |
| Rhode Island | No explicit live-vs-self-study cap stated. | Online 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-... | Online CE guide | Board source | |
| South Dakota | Home study/self-study cap: maximum 30 hours per 5-year cycle for all license types. | Online CE guide | Board source | |
| Tennessee | CPR: current CPR/BLS certification required, must be in-person with a hands-on skills exam. Live-vs-self-study cap: for dental hygienists, no more than 50% of the CE requirement... | Online CE guide | Board source | |
| Texas | Self-study cap: up to 8 hours may be self-study (correspondence/video/audio/reading). | Online CE guide | Board source | |
| Utah | Caps within the 30: maximum 15 hours from online/home-study courses (must include an exam and completion certificate); maximum 3 hours in practice/office management; maximum 10... | Online CE guide | Board source | |
| Vermont | 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). | Online CE guide | Board source | |
| Virginia | Audio/video presentations are permitted with NO explicit live-vs-self-study cap. | Online CE guide | Board source | |
| Washington | Self-study/online CAP: online self-study earns only 30 min of credit per hour completed (half credit); live courses/webinars earn full credit. HYGIENIST (WAC 246-815-140): 15 hr... | Online 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 ac... | Online CE guide | Board source | |
| Wisconsin | No dedicated law/ethics hour mandate in the rule; no explicit blanket live-vs-self-study percentage cap found (governed by DE 13 approved-course criteria). | Online CE guide | Board source | |
| Wyoming | LIVE vs SELF-STUDY: no cap — 'You can take your CE in person or online. There is no limit regarding how many CE you may take online. | Online CE guide | Board source |
Frequently asked questions
- Can I use Dentovio to confirm whether an online CE course counts?
- No. Dentovio summarizes sourced board notes, but the state board controls course-format caps, provider approval, audit documentation, and renewal decisions.
- Why do some states mention live, webinar, and self-study separately?
- Some boards distinguish in-person live courses, live interactive webinars, correspondence courses, home-study, asynchronous online courses, and self-study. The state page highlights the relevant source-backed wording when it appears in Dentovio's CE notes.
- Do online CE limits vary by role?
- Yes. Dentists, dental hygienists, dental assistants, and permit holders can have different hour totals, course-format caps, or mandatory-topic rules. Confirm current role-specific rules before enrolling.