# Wisconsin online dental CE

> Live, online, correspondence, webinar, home-study, and self-study CE signals for Wisconsin dental renewal planning.

URL: https://dentovio.com/online-dental-ce/wisconsin

Last verified: 2026-07-08

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Educational summary only, not compliance advice. CE course-format rules can change. Confirm current live, webinar, correspondence, home-study, online, and self-study limits with the Wisconsin dental board before enrolling.

## Direct answer

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.

## 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).

## Renewal CE snapshot

- Dentists: 30 credit hours / 2 years
- Dental hygienists: 12 credit hours / 2 years
- Dental assistants: 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.

## Role-specific online CE pages

- [Wisconsin dentist online dental CE](https://dentovio.com/online-dental-ce/wisconsin/dentist/index.html.md)
- [Wisconsin dental hygienist online dental CE](https://dentovio.com/online-dental-ce/wisconsin/dental-hygienist/index.html.md)
- [Wisconsin dental assistant online dental CE](https://dentovio.com/online-dental-ce/wisconsin/dental-assistant/index.html.md)

## 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).

## Official board source

- <https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/Professions/Dentist/Default.aspx>

## References

- <https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/Professions/Dentist/Default.aspx>
- <https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/code/admin_code/de/13.pdf>
- <https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/administrativecode/DE%2013.01>
- <https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/447.055>
- <https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/Professions/EFDA/Default.aspx>

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