Dentist CE snapshot
50 hours / 2 years
Last verified 2026-07-08. Research confidence: high.
Role-specific online CE
Missouri dentist online dental CE
Dentists in Missouri: 50 hours / 2 years. Online/live-course signal from Dentovio's sourced CE notes: Rule sets no explicit live-vs-self-study cap. Confirm the current dentist live, webinar, correspondence, home-study, self-study, provider, and audit rules with the Missouri dental board before enrolling.
Online and live-course signal
Rule sets no explicit live-vs-self-study cap.
Before choosing a course
- Verify whether live webinar hours count differently from self-paced online CE.
- Check caps for correspondence, home-study, self-study, or asynchronous formats.
- Confirm provider approval for your role before enrolling.
- Keep completion certificates and audit records in the board-required format.
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Source language to review
- Rule sets no explicit live-vs-self-study cap.
Full renewal-cycle note
Biennial (2-year) cycle; reporting deadline Dec 31 of renewal year. Dentists: of the 50 hrs, at least 40 must relate to patient treatment/health/safety. Hygienists: of the 30 hrs, at least 25 must be patient-care-related. Current BLS/ACLS (or equivalent) certification required to renew. Carry-forward allowed (max 25 hrs dentist / 15 hrs hygienist). Rule 20 CSR 2110-2.240 does NOT mandate specific topic hours for infection control, jurisprudence, or opioids (beyond the BLS certification requirement). Rule sets no explicit live-vs-self-study cap.