Dentist
30 hours / 2 years
Dentist online CE notesState online CE
Utah online dental CE
For online dental CE in Utah, Dentovio's sourced CE notes say: Caps within the 30: maximum 15 hours from online/home-study courses (must include an exam and completion certificate); maximum 3 hours in practice/office management; maximum 10 hours for teaching CE; up to 15% may be earned via qualified volunteer patient care (4 volunteer hours = 1 CE hour); classroom/seminar/webinar hours are unlimited. Confirm current live, webinar, correspondence, home-study, and self-study caps with the Utah dental board before enrolling.
Dental hygienist
30 hours / 2 years
Dental hygienist online CE notesDental assistant
N/A - Utah does not license or register dental assistants under the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Practice Act (R156-69), so there is no state-mandated CE requirement for dental assistants.
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
- Caps within the 30: maximum 15 hours from online/home-study courses (must include an exam and completion certificate); maximum 3 hours in practice/office management; maximum 10 hours for teaching CE; up to 15% may be earned via qualified volunteer patient care (4 volunteer hours = 1 CE hour); classroom/seminar/webinar hours are unlimited.
Full renewal-cycle note
Two-year (biennial) licensure/renewal cycle (R156-69-304a). CPR: current CPR-BLS (or ACLS/PALS as required by permit classification) required for renewal, but recertification hours do NOT count toward the 30. Caps within the 30: maximum 15 hours from online/home-study courses (must include an exam and completion certificate); maximum 3 hours in practice/office management; maximum 10 hours for teaching CE; up to 15% may be earned via qualified volunteer patient care (4 volunteer hours = 1 CE hour); classroom/seminar/webinar hours are unlimited. Sedation-permit holders have additional topic-specific hour minimums (e.g., 2 hrs minimal sedation; 4 hrs moderate; 8 hrs deep). Opioids/controlled substances: handled under the separate Utah Controlled Substances Act — dentist controlled-substance prescribers must complete at least 2 CE hours on controlled-substance prescribing per licensing period (Utah Code 58-37-6.5; may be waivable via PMP database attestation). No general infection-control or jurisprudence CE mandate in the dental rule. Records retained 6 years.