# Louisiana online dental CE

> Live, online, correspondence, webinar, home-study, and self-study CE signals for Louisiana dental renewal planning.

URL: https://dentovio.com/online-dental-ce/louisiana

Last verified: 2026-07-08

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

## Direct answer

For online dental CE in Louisiana, Dentovio's sourced CE notes say: Dentists: 30 hrs, of which 20 must be personally-attended clinical courses (remaining 10 may be online/correspondence with a written exam). Hygienists: 20 hrs, of which 12 must be personally-attended clinical (remaining 8 may be online/correspondence). Confirm current live, webinar, correspondence, home-study, and self-study caps with the Louisiana dental board before enrolling.

## Online and live-course notes

Dentists: 30 hrs, of which 20 must be personally-attended clinical courses (remaining 10 may be online/correspondence with a written exam). Hygienists: 20 hrs, of which 12 must be personally-attended clinical (remaining 8 may be online/correspondence).

## Renewal CE snapshot

- Dentists: 30 hours / 2 years
- Dental hygienists: 20 hours / 2 years
- Dental assistants: No state CE requirement (Expanded Duty Dental Assistants are certified via an approved EDDA course, radiology training, and current CPR, but no ongoing CE mandate is specified)

## Role-specific online CE pages

- [Louisiana dentist online dental CE](https://dentovio.com/online-dental-ce/louisiana/dentist/index.html.md)
- [Louisiana dental hygienist online dental CE](https://dentovio.com/online-dental-ce/louisiana/dental-hygienist/index.html.md)
- [Louisiana dental assistant online dental CE](https://dentovio.com/online-dental-ce/louisiana/dental-assistant/index.html.md)

## Full renewal-cycle note

Biennial; licenses valid for two years, staggered by last name (A-L renew odd years, M-Z even years), expiring Dec 31; CE reported via CE Broker by Dec 31. Dentists: 30 hrs, of which 20 must be personally-attended clinical courses (remaining 10 may be online/correspondence with a written exam). Hygienists: 20 hrs, of which 12 must be personally-attended clinical (remaining 8 may be online/correspondence). All licensees must maintain current BLS certification at all times (counts as 3 personally-attended clinical hours); sedation/anesthesia permit holders must also hold ACLS or PALS. Dentists: one-time-in-career 3-hour opioid management course (drug diversion, best-practice prescribing of controlled substances, or addiction treatment). No explicit infection control or jurisprudence CE mandate found for renewal. Per La. Admin. Code tit. 46, Part XXXIII, Ch. 16 (Section 1611 dentists, 1613 hygienists).

## Official board source

- <https://www.lsbd.org/conted.htm>

## References

- <https://www.lsbd.org/conted.htm>
- <https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/louisiana/La-Admin-Code-tit-46-SS-XXXIII-1611>
- <https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/louisiana/La-Admin-Code-tit-46-SS-XXXIII-1613>
- <http://www.lsbd.org/faqs.htm>

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