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Washington online dental CE

For online dental CE in Washington, Dentovio's sourced CE notes say: Self-study/online CAP: online self-study earns only 30 min of credit per hour completed (half credit); live courses/webinars earn full credit. HYGIENIST (WAC 246-815-140): 15 hrs ANNUALLY; maintain current healthcare-provider BLS card; one-time 3-hr suicide-prevention training; self-study capped at 5 hrs/yr while distance-learning (with assessment) has no cap. Confirm current live, webinar, correspondence, home-study, and self-study caps with the Washington dental board before enrolling.

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Dental assistant

Registered Dental Assistant: no CE requirement. (EFDA — Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary — must complete continuing education; verify current hour count with DOH.)

Dental assistant online CE notes

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/online CAP: online self-study earns only 30 min of credit per hour completed (half credit); live courses/webinars earn full credit.
  • HYGIENIST (WAC 246-815-140): 15 hrs ANNUALLY; maintain current healthcare-provider BLS card; one-time 3-hr suicide-prevention training; self-study capped at 5 hrs/yr while distance-learning (with assessment) has no cap.

Full renewal-cycle note

DENTIST (WAC 246-817-440): 63 hrs every 3 yrs. Mandatory: 2 hrs health equity training every reporting cycle (per RCW 43.70.613, effective Jan 1 2024); one-time 3-hr suicide-prevention training (RCW 43.70.442, counts toward the 63). Dental jurisprudence exam counts as 1 hr. BLS/CPR: must maintain current healthcare-provider BLS. Self-study/online CAP: online self-study earns only 30 min of credit per hour completed (half credit); live courses/webinars earn full credit. HYGIENIST (WAC 246-815-140): 15 hrs ANNUALLY; maintain current healthcare-provider BLS card; one-time 3-hr suicide-prevention training; self-study capped at 5 hrs/yr while distance-learning (with assessment) has no cap. No dedicated infection-control CE hour count specified in rule.

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 Washington board before enrolling.