# Delaware dental assistant online dental CE

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

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

Last verified: 2026-07-08

Research confidence: medium

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 Delaware dental board before enrolling.

## Direct answer

Dental assistants in Delaware: Registered dental assistants (and limited registered dental assistants in orthodontics): 10 hours / 2 years, verified at registration renewal. Online/live-course signal from Dentovio's sourced CE notes: LIVE/SELF-STUDY CAP: not specified on the CE page reviewed. Confirm the current dental assistant live, webinar, correspondence, home-study, self-study, provider, and audit rules with the Delaware dental board before enrolling.

## Dental assistant CE snapshot

Registered dental assistants (and limited registered dental assistants in orthodontics): 10 hours / 2 years, verified at registration renewal

## Online and live-course notes

LIVE/SELF-STUDY CAP: not specified on the CE page reviewed.

## Full renewal-cycle note

2-year cycle; licenses expire May 31 of even-numbered years (renewal period June 1 - May 31). Dentists/Dentist-Academic/Dentist-Community Health: 50 CPE hours. Dental Hygienists: 24 CPE hours. INFECTION CONTROL: at least 2 of the required CPE hours must be an infection-control course. CPR: all licensees must hold current CPR certification (in addition to CPE). OPIOID/CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE: not specified as a CE topic on the board CE page (DE controlled-substance-prescriber CE is handled separately). LIVE/SELF-STUDY CAP: not specified on the CE page reviewed. Random audits performed.

## Official board source

- <https://dpr.delaware.gov/boards/dental/continuing-education-and-audit-information/>

## References

- <https://dpr.delaware.gov/boards/dental/continuing-education-and-audit-information/>
- <https://dpr.delaware.gov/boards/dental/renewal/>
- <https://regulations.delaware.gov/AdminCode/title24/1100.shtml>

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