# Iowa dentist online dental CE > Role-specific live, online, correspondence, webinar, home-study, and self-study CE signals for dentists renewing in Iowa. URL: https://dentovio.com/online-dental-ce/iowa/dentist Last verified: 2026-07-08 Research confidence: high Educational summary only, not compliance advice. CE course-format and provider rules can change. Confirm current dentist online, live, webinar, correspondence, home-study, self-study, provider, and audit rules with the Iowa dental board before enrolling. ## Direct answer Dentists in Iowa: 30 hours / 2 years. Online/live-course signal from Dentovio's sourced CE notes: Self-study capped at 12 hours per renewal period for all licensees/registrants. Confirm the current dentist live, webinar, correspondence, home-study, self-study, provider, and audit rules with the Iowa dental board before enrolling. ## Dentist CE snapshot 30 hours / 2 years ## Online and live-course notes Self-study capped at 12 hours per renewal period for all licensees/registrants. ## Full renewal-cycle note Biennial. Mandatory (min 1 hr each unless noted): infection control; Iowa jurisprudence; CPR/BLS with hands-on clinical component (may claim up to 3 hrs); opioid training for dentists who prescribe; mandatory reporter (child & dependent adult abuse) training, renewed every 3 years; sedation permit holders 6 hrs; RDAs with radiography 2 hrs radiography. Self-study capped at 12 hours per renewal period for all licensees/registrants. Carryover from prior period: up to 15 hrs (dentists/hygienists/faculty), up to 10 hrs (RDAs); carryover cannot apply to CPR, infection control, jurisprudence, radiography, or opioid categories. Governed by IAC 481-Chapter 573. ## Official board source - ## References - - - ## Related - [Iowa online dental CE](https://dentovio.com/online-dental-ce/iowa/index.html.md) - [Iowa dentist CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/iowa/dentist/index.html.md) - [Iowa dental license renewal](https://dentovio.com/dental-license-renewal/iowa/index.html.md) - [All online dental CE pages](https://dentovio.com/online-dental-ce/index.html.md) - [Dental CE hours tracker](https://dentovio.com/tools/ce-tracker/index.html.md)