Dentist
40 hours / 2 years (biennial)
Dentist online CE notesState online CE
New Jersey online dental CE
For online dental CE in New Jersey, Dentovio's sourced CE notes say: Dentist mandatory hours (10 of the 40): 3 hrs CPR (hands-on, AHA-standard, in-person), 2 hrs infection control/prevention, 3 hrs pharmacology & internal medicine (incl. Hygienist mandatory (6 of 20): 3 hrs CPR (in-person), 1 hr infection control, 1 hr professional ethics/NJ law, 1 hr prescription opioids. Distance-learning/self-study cap: no more than one-half of required hours may be via written/electronic distance learning — 20 hrs max for dentists, 10 hrs max for hygienists, 5 hrs max for assistants; live synchronous webinars count as in-person and are not capped. Confirm current live, webinar, correspondence, home-study, and self-study caps with the New Jersey dental board before enrolling.
Dental hygienist
20 hours / 2 years (biennial)
Dental hygienist online CE notesDental assistant
10 hours / 2 years (biennial) — Registered Dental Assistants and Limited Registered Dental Assistants have a CE requirement
Dental assistant online CE notesBefore choosing online CE
- Confirm whether live webinars count differently from self-paced online courses.
- Check any cap on correspondence, home-study, self-study, or asynchronous hours.
- Verify the course provider is accepted by the board for your license type.
- Keep certificates and completion records in the format required for audit.
Role-specific CE
Online and live-course notes
- Dentist mandatory hours (10 of the 40): 3 hrs CPR (hands-on, AHA-standard, in-person), 2 hrs infection control/prevention, 3 hrs pharmacology & internal medicine (incl.
- Hygienist mandatory (6 of 20): 3 hrs CPR (in-person), 1 hr infection control, 1 hr professional ethics/NJ law, 1 hr prescription opioids.
- Distance-learning/self-study cap: no more than one-half of required hours may be via written/electronic distance learning — 20 hrs max for dentists, 10 hrs max for hygienists, 5 hrs max for assistants; live synchronous webinars count as in-person and are not capped.
Full renewal-cycle note
Biennial renewal. Dentist mandatory hours (10 of the 40): 3 hrs CPR (hands-on, AHA-standard, in-person), 2 hrs infection control/prevention, 3 hrs pharmacology & internal medicine (incl. NJ Prescription Monitoring Program), 1 hr prescription opioids, 1 hr professional ethics & NJ law/jurisprudence. Hygienist mandatory (6 of 20): 3 hrs CPR (in-person), 1 hr infection control, 1 hr professional ethics/NJ law, 1 hr prescription opioids. Assistants: same 6 mandatory-topic structure within their 10 hrs. Distance-learning/self-study cap: no more than one-half of required hours may be via written/electronic distance learning — 20 hrs max for dentists, 10 hrs max for hygienists, 5 hrs max for assistants; live synchronous webinars count as in-person and are not capped. Dentists may carry over up to 7 excess credits to the next biennium.