Dentist
35 hours / 2 years
Dentist online CE notesState online CE
West Virginia online dental CE
For online dental CE in West Virginia, Dentovio's sourced CE notes say: MANDATORY TOPICS (both): 2 hrs infection control each reporting period; a current healthcare-provider BLS/CPR certification (hands-on; counts toward CE; internet-only BLS not accepted unless it includes a skills exam with a certified instructor). SELF-STUDY CAPS: up to 80% of the requirement may be supervised self-instruction (online); non-supervised self-instruction is capped at 10% of the requirement. Confirm current live, webinar, correspondence, home-study, and self-study caps with the West Virginia dental board before enrolling.
Dental hygienist
20 hours / 2 years
Dental hygienist online CE notesDental assistant
No specific CE hour count published for dental assistants in the CE rule (W.Va. CSR 5-11); EDDA/expanded-duties credentials require board-approved coursework. Verify directly with the WV Board of Dentistry.
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
- MANDATORY TOPICS (both): 2 hrs infection control each reporting period; a current healthcare-provider BLS/CPR certification (hands-on; counts toward CE; internet-only BLS not accepted unless it includes a skills exam with a certified instructor).
- SELF-STUDY CAPS: up to 80% of the requirement may be supervised self-instruction (online); non-supervised self-instruction is capped at 10% of the requirement.
Full renewal-cycle note
BIENNIAL (W.Va. CSR §5-11-3). Dentist: not less than 35 hrs / 2 yrs; Hygienist: not less than 20 hrs / 2 yrs. Reporting due Feb 1 of even-numbered years. MANDATORY TOPICS (both): 2 hrs infection control each reporting period; a current healthcare-provider BLS/CPR certification (hands-on; counts toward CE; internet-only BLS not accepted unless it includes a skills exam with a certified instructor). DENTISTS additionally: 3 hrs on drug-diversion training + best-practice controlled-substance prescribing + prescribing/administering an opioid antagonist. SELF-STUDY CAPS: up to 80% of the requirement may be supervised self-instruction (online); non-supervised self-instruction is capped at 10% of the requirement. No dedicated law/ethics hour mandate found in the CE rule.