Dentist
32 contact hours / 2 years (biennial)
Dentist online CE notesState online CE
Alaska online dental CE
For online dental CE in Alaska, Dentovio's sourced CE notes say: 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. Confirm current live, webinar, correspondence, home-study, and self-study caps with the Alaska dental board before enrolling.
Dental hygienist
20 contact hours / 2 years (biennial)
Dental hygienist online CE notesDental assistant
No state CE requirement for dental assistants for renewal (coronal-polishing certificate renews Dec 31 of even years; DANB-certified assistants follow separate DANB annual CE renewal).
Dental assistant online CE notesBefore choosing online CE
- Confirm whether live webinars count differently from self-paced online courses.
- Check any cap on correspondence, home-study, self-study, or asynchronous hours.
- Verify the course provider is accepted by the board for your license type.
- Keep certificates and completion records in the format required for audit.
Role-specific CE
Online and live-course notes
- 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.
Full renewal-cycle note
Biennial cycle; licenses expire Feb 28 of odd-numbered years and are renewed every two years. Per 12 AAC 28.400: dentists complete >=32 contact hours; hygienists >=20 contact hours (one contact hour = min 50 minutes of instruction). CPR certification required (per 12 AAC 28.920). Opioid/controlled-substance: if the licensee holds a valid federal DEA registration number, at least 2 hours of CE in pain management and opioid use and addiction. The regulation (12 AAC 28.400) 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.g., ~3 hrs practice/risk-management, ~2 hrs volunteer charity care) that were not confirmed in the cited regulation text. No infection-control or law/ethics hour mandate found in the regulation.
References
- https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardofDentalExaminers.aspx
- https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/alaska/12-AAC-28.400
- https://regulations.justia.com/states/alaska/title-12/part-1/chapter-28/article-4/section-12-aac-28-400/
- https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardofDentalExaminers/ApplicationsForms/LicenseRenewalApplications.aspx
- https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/portals/5/pub/den4159.pdf
- https://www.danb.org/state-requirements/detail/alaska-state-requirements