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Texas dentist online dental CE

Dentists in Texas: 24 hours / 2 years. Online/live-course signal from Dentovio's sourced CE notes: Self-study cap: up to 8 hours may be self-study (correspondence/video/audio/reading). Confirm the current dentist live, webinar, correspondence, home-study, self-study, provider, and audit rules with the Texas dental board before enrolling.

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Dentist CE snapshot

24 hours / 2 years

Last verified 2026-07-08. Research confidence: high.

Online and live-course signal

Self-study cap: up to 8 hours may be self-study (correspondence/video/audio/reading).

Before choosing a course

  1. Verify whether live webinar hours count differently from self-paced online CE.
  2. Check caps for correspondence, home-study, self-study, or asynchronous formats.
  3. Confirm provider approval for your role before enrolling.
  4. Keep completion certificates and audit records in the board-required format.

Source language to review

  • Self-study cap: up to 8 hours may be self-study (correspondence/video/audio/reading).

Full renewal-cycle note

Biennial (2-year) renewal. For dentists and hygienists: minimum 16 of the 24 hours must be scientific/technical (clinical); up to 8 hours may be risk management (record-keeping/HIPAA/ethics). Self-study cap: up to 8 hours may be self-study (correspondence/video/audio/reading). Jurisprudence: TSBDE Jurisprudence Assessment required every 4 years and does NOT count toward the 24 hours. Human trafficking prevention course (HHSC-approved) required and counts toward the 24. Opioids/controlled substances: dentists with direct patient care must complete at least 4 hours per biennium on safe/effective pain management related to prescribing opioids/controlled substances (a 2-hour DEA-related course counts toward this 4). CPR/BLS required but does not count toward the 24-hour minimum; OSHA and CPR excluded from the count. Carry-forward: up to 24 excess classroom-format hours earned in the year before renewal.

References

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