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New Mexico online dental CE

For online dental CE in New Mexico, Dentovio's sourced CE notes say: Self-study cap: up to 30 hrs may be self-study for dentists (30 live), up to ~22. 5 self-study for hygienists; max 8 CE hours creditable in a single day. Confirm current live, webinar, correspondence, home-study, and self-study caps with the New Mexico dental board before enrolling.

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Before choosing online CE

  1. Confirm whether live webinars count differently from self-paced online courses.
  2. Check any cap on correspondence, home-study, self-study, or asynchronous hours.
  3. Verify the course provider is accepted by the board for your license type.
  4. Keep certificates and completion records in the format required for audit.
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Online and live-course notes

  • Self-study cap: up to 30 hrs may be self-study for dentists (30 live), up to ~22.
  • 5 self-study for hygienists; max 8 CE hours creditable in a single day.

Full renewal-cycle note

Triennial renewal, July 1–June 30 of every third year. Self-study cap: up to 30 hrs may be self-study for dentists (30 live), up to ~22.5 self-study for hygienists; max 8 CE hours creditable in a single day. Mandatory topics: CPR/BLS current at all times; infection control; NM jurisprudence (law/ethics) ~1 hr per cycle; and licensees with an active DEA registration must complete 3 hrs of CE on pharmacology and the risks of controlled substances (opioid/controlled-substance training) per renewal period. Hour totals (60/45/30) confirmed via the NM Regulation & Licensing Dept (RLD) board source; exact mandatory-topic hour allocations per profession are set in NMAC 16.5.10 (dentists), 16.5.23 (hygienists), 16.5.36 (assistants) — some topic-level specifics not individually verified from primary NMAC text, hence medium confidence.

References

Last verified 2026-07-08 (research confidence: medium). Educational summary only, not compliance advice. Confirm current live, online, correspondence, webinar, home-study, self-study, provider, and audit rules with the New Mexico board before enrolling.