# Nebraska dental assistant online dental CE

> Role-specific live, online, correspondence, webinar, home-study, and self-study CE signals for dental assistants renewing in Nebraska.

URL: https://dentovio.com/online-dental-ce/nebraska/dental-assistant

Last verified: 2026-07-08

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

## Direct answer

Dental assistants in Nebraska: No state CE requirement for dental assistants (172 NAC ch. 57 addresses licensed dentists and dental hygienists).. Online/live-course signal from Dentovio's sourced CE notes: Home study capped at 10 hrs per renewal period. Confirm the current dental assistant live, webinar, correspondence, home-study, self-study, provider, and audit rules with the Nebraska dental board before enrolling.

## Dental assistant CE snapshot

No state CE requirement for dental assistants (172 NAC ch. 57 addresses licensed dentists and dental hygienists).

## Online and live-course notes

Home study capped at 10 hrs per renewal period.

## Full renewal-cycle note

Biennial (24-month) cycle; renewal due on or before March 1 of each odd-numbered year (per 172 NAC ch. 57 §006). Both dentists and hygienists: 30 hrs. Mandatory: at least 2 hrs infection control per period. Home study capped at 10 hrs per renewal period. Permit-holders (e.g., sedation/expanded functions): minimum 2 hrs per permit area; sedation-permit dentists min 6 hrs in anesthesia/sedation administration. Controlled-substance-prescribing dentists: at least 3 hrs biennially on prescribing opiates, including 0.5 hr on the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) — this opioid/PDMP mandate is cited in secondary/board sources; the LII text of §006 emphasized infection control and permit hours.

## Official board source

- <https://dhhs.ne.gov/licensure/Pages/Dentist.aspx>

## References

- <https://dhhs.ne.gov/licensure/Pages/Dentist.aspx>
- <https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/nebraska/172-Neb-Admin-Code-ch-57-SS-006>
- <https://dhhs.ne.gov/licensure/pages/dentist.aspx>
- <https://dhhs.ne.gov/licensure/Documents/Dentistry.pdf>

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