Dentist
30 hours / 2 years
Dentist online CE notesState online CE
Colorado online dental CE
For online dental CE in Colorado, Dentovio's sourced CE notes say: LIVE/SELF-STUDY CAP: at least 50% of required CE hours must be LIVE and interactive. Confirm current live, webinar, correspondence, home-study, and self-study caps with the Colorado dental board before enrolling.
Dental hygienist
30 hours / 2 years
Dental hygienist online CE notesDental assistant
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 (no fixed board-published hour total confirmed)
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
- LIVE/SELF-STUDY CAP: at least 50% of required CE hours must be LIVE and interactive.
Full renewal-cycle note
2-year license period. Dentists/Dental Therapists and Dental Hygienists both need 30 CE hours per 2-year cycle. First-renewal proration: licensed <12 months = no CE; 12-24 months = 15 hours. At least 16 of 30 hours (or 8 of 15) must be clinical/science-based. LIVE/SELF-STUDY CAP: at least 50% of required CE hours must be LIVE and interactive. OPIOID/CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE: dentists must complete at least 1 hour each cycle on best practices for opioid/benzodiazepine prescribing, substance-use-disorder recognition/referral, and PDMP use. CPR/BLS: current BLS certification required for all licensees (capped at 2 CE hours). No explicit standalone infection-control or law/ethics hour mandate found.