# Maine dentist online dental CE > Role-specific live, online, correspondence, webinar, home-study, and self-study CE signals for dentists renewing in Maine. URL: https://dentovio.com/online-dental-ce/maine/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 Maine dental board before enrolling. ## Direct answer Dentists in Maine: 40 hours / 2 years. Online/live-course signal from Dentovio's sourced CE notes: Distance-learning cap: no limit on distance-learning WITH an exit examination; distance learning WITHOUT an exit exam capped at 10 hours. Confirm the current dentist live, webinar, correspondence, home-study, self-study, provider, and audit rules with the Maine dental board before enrolling. ## Dentist CE snapshot 40 hours / 2 years ## Online and live-course notes Distance-learning cap: no limit on distance-learning WITH an exit examination; distance learning WITHOUT an exit exam capped at 10 hours. ## Full renewal-cycle note Dentists and hygienists: biennial, 2-year fixed term (dentist CE cycle ends Dec 31 odd years; hygienist Dec 31 even years). EFDA and Dental Radiographer: 5-year staggered terms. Current CPR certification required for all license types. Dentists who prescribe opioids: 3 of the 40 hours in opioid prescribing training; sedation permit holders: 6 of the 40 hours in sedation/anesthesia. Denturists: 30 hrs/2 yrs. Distance-learning cap: no limit on distance-learning WITH an exit examination; distance learning WITHOUT an exit exam capped at 10 hours. General conference attendance and association business meetings are ineligible. No explicit infection control or jurisprudence CE mandate found. Governed by Board Rules Chapter 13 (02-313 CMR Ch. 13). ## Official board source - ## References - - ## Related - [Maine online dental CE](https://dentovio.com/online-dental-ce/maine/index.html.md) - [Maine dentist CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/maine/dentist/index.html.md) - [Maine dental license renewal](https://dentovio.com/dental-license-renewal/maine/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)