# Rhode Island dentist online dental CE > Role-specific live, online, correspondence, webinar, home-study, and self-study CE signals for dentists renewing in Rhode Island. URL: https://dentovio.com/online-dental-ce/rhode-island/dentist Last verified: 2026-07-08 Research confidence: high Educational summary only, not compliance advice. CE course-format and provider rules can change. Confirm current dentist online, live, webinar, correspondence, home-study, self-study, provider, and audit rules with the Rhode Island dental board before enrolling. ## Direct answer Dentists in Rhode Island: 40 hours / 2 years. Online/live-course signal from Dentovio's sourced CE notes: No explicit live-vs-self-study cap stated. Confirm the current dentist live, webinar, correspondence, home-study, self-study, provider, and audit rules with the Rhode Island dental board before enrolling. ## Dentist CE snapshot 40 hours / 2 years ## Online and live-course notes No explicit live-vs-self-study cap stated. ## Full renewal-cycle note 2-year cycle; licenses expire June 30 of even-numbered years, renewal due by May 1 of even-numbered years. MANDATORY: minimum of 1 hour PER YEAR (i.e., part of each cycle) of training on the CDC Infection Control Guidelines for all dentists, hygienists, and assistants; current Basic Life Support (BLS/BCLS) Healthcare-Provider certificate with a hands-on component per American Heart Association guidelines; annual OSHA training for those in a dental setting. Controlled-substance (21 CFR) and OSHA (29 CFR 1910) standards are incorporated by reference but no separate opioid/controlled-substance CE hour minimum is itemized in the dental CE rule. No explicit live-vs-self-study cap stated. Records retained ~5 years; subject to random audit. Regulation: RI 216-RICR-40-05-2. ## Official board source - ## References - - ## Related - [Rhode Island online dental CE](https://dentovio.com/online-dental-ce/rhode-island/index.html.md) - [Rhode Island dentist CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/rhode-island/dentist/index.html.md) - [Rhode Island dental license renewal](https://dentovio.com/dental-license-renewal/rhode-island/index.html.md) - [All online dental CE pages](https://dentovio.com/online-dental-ce/index.html.md) - [Dental CE hours tracker](https://dentovio.com/tools/ce-tracker/index.html.md)