# Colorado dental assistant online dental CE

> Role-specific live, online, correspondence, webinar, home-study, and self-study CE signals for dental assistants renewing in Colorado.

URL: https://dentovio.com/online-dental-ce/colorado/dental-assistant

Last verified: 2026-07-08

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Educational summary only, not compliance advice. CE course-format and provider rules can change. Confirm current dental assistant online, live, webinar, correspondence, home-study, self-study, provider, and audit rules with the Colorado dental board before enrolling.

## Direct answer

Dental assistants in Colorado: 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). Online/live-course signal from Dentovio's sourced CE notes: LIVE/SELF-STUDY CAP: at least 50% of required CE hours must be LIVE and interactive. Confirm the current dental assistant live, webinar, correspondence, home-study, self-study, provider, and audit rules with the Colorado dental board before enrolling.

## Dental assistant CE snapshot

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)

## 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.

## Official board source

- <https://dpo.colorado.gov/Dental/CE>

## References

- <https://dpo.colorado.gov/Dental/CE>
- <https://dpo.colorado.gov/Dental>
- <https://www.sos.state.co.us/CCR/GenerateRulePdf.do?ruleVersionId=9713&fileName=3+CCR+709-1>

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