# Minnesota online dental CE

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

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

Last verified: 2026-07-08

Research confidence: high

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 Minnesota dental board before enrolling.

## Direct answer

For online dental CE in Minnesota, Dentovio's sourced CE notes say: Dentovio did not isolate a specific online, live, correspondence, home-study, webinar, or self-study cap in the sourced renewal notes. Review the official board source before choosing course formats. Confirm current live, webinar, correspondence, home-study, and self-study caps with the Minnesota dental board before enrolling.

## Online and live-course notes

Dentovio did not isolate a specific online, live, correspondence, home-study, webinar, or self-study cap in the sourced renewal notes. Review the official board source before choosing course formats.

## Renewal CE snapshot

- Dentists: 50 hours / 2 years
- Dental hygienists: 25 hours / 2 years
- Dental assistants: Licensed Dental Assistants: 25 hours / 2 years (min 15 fundamental, max 10 elective) — same as hygienists. Dental therapists follow the 50-hr dentist track.

## Role-specific online CE pages

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

## Full renewal-cycle note

Biennial (24-month) cycle ending on the last day of the licensee's birth month in an even- or odd-numbered year (MN Rules 3100.5100). Dentists & dental therapists: 50 hrs (min 30 fundamental, max 20 elective). Hygienists & licensed dental assistants: 25 hrs (min 15 fundamental, max 10 elective). Mandatory: an infection control course every cycle (must primarily address patient safety/health per 3100.6300 & ch. 6950), PLUS each licensee must complete at least 2 courses from a specified mandatory-topic list each cycle. Dentists holding anesthesia/sedation permits owe an additional 15 hrs in anesthesia topics. No carryover of excess hours. The rule does not itemize a standalone CPR/BLS, opioid, or ethics hour mandate beyond the infection-control + '2-from-the-list' structure.

## Official board source

- <https://mn.gov/boards/dentistry/>

## References

- <https://mn.gov/boards/dentistry/>
- <https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/3100.5100/>

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