Dentist CE snapshot
16 hours / 2 years (biennial)
Last verified 2026-07-08. Research confidence: high.
Role-specific online CE
Wyoming dentist online dental CE
Dentists in Wyoming: 16 hours / 2 years (biennial). Online/live-course signal from Dentovio's sourced CE notes: LIVE vs SELF-STUDY: no cap — 'You can take your CE in person or online. There is no limit regarding how many CE you may take online. Confirm the current dentist live, webinar, correspondence, home-study, self-study, provider, and audit rules with the Wyoming dental board before enrolling.
Online and live-course signal
LIVE vs SELF-STUDY: no cap — 'You can take your CE in person or online. There is no limit regarding how many CE you may take online.
Before choosing a course
- Verify whether live webinar hours count differently from self-paced online CE.
- Check caps for correspondence, home-study, self-study, or asynchronous formats.
- Confirm provider approval for your role before enrolling.
- Keep completion certificates and audit records in the board-required format.
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Source language to review
- LIVE vs SELF-STUDY: no cap — 'You can take your CE in person or online.
- There is no limit regarding how many CE you may take online.
Full renewal-cycle note
Biennial (2-year) renewal cycle for dentists and hygienists; renewal deadline December 31 with a grace period Jan 1–Mar 31. Of the 16 dentist hours, 3 hours MUST be on responsible prescribing of controlled substances (statutory mandate the Board cannot waive) — this is the opioid/controlled-substance component. Current BLS certification is required IN ADDITION to the 16 hours ('BLS hours cannot count toward your 16 hour requirement'). No separate mandated hours found for infection control or law/ethics/jurisprudence (these are listed only as acceptable subject areas). LIVE vs SELF-STUDY: no cap — 'You can take your CE in person or online. There is no limit regarding how many CE you may take online.' Evidence is attestation-only unless randomly selected for audit. Hygienists have the same 16/2yr requirement but no controlled-substance-prescribing mandate. Dental assistant CE not addressed on the CE page (see Chapter 7 board rules).