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Wisconsin online dental CE

For online dental CE in Wisconsin, Dentovio's sourced CE notes say: No dedicated law/ethics hour mandate in the rule; no explicit blanket live-vs-self-study percentage cap found (governed by DE 13 approved-course criteria). Confirm current live, webinar, correspondence, home-study, and self-study caps with the Wisconsin dental board before enrolling.

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Dental assistant

Dental assistants are not licensed/regulated by the state, so no state CE requirement. EFDA (Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary) certificate is permanent (no periodic renewal), but continuing education is required to maintain competency — verify current EFDA CE terms with DSPS.

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

  • No dedicated law/ethics hour mandate in the rule; no explicit blanket live-vs-self-study percentage cap found (governed by DE 13 approved-course criteria).

Full renewal-cycle note

BIENNIAL (Wis. Admin. Code ch. DE 13; renewal biennium). DENTIST: 30 credit hrs / 2 yrs, of which not less than 25 must be clinical dentistry/medicine, and 2 hrs must cover prescribing of controlled substances for the treatment of dental pain. HYGIENIST: 12 credit hrs / 2 yrs, of which not less than 2 hrs must be infection control; no more than 2 of the 12 may be satisfied by BLS/CPR training. CE does not apply to the biennium in which a license is first issued. Records must be kept at least 6 years. No dedicated law/ethics hour mandate in the rule; no explicit blanket live-vs-self-study percentage cap found (governed by DE 13 approved-course criteria).

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 Wisconsin board before enrolling.