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Dental license renewal by state

Everything you need to renew your dental license: the renewal deadline, the CE hours required, the renewal cycle, and a link to the official state board renewal portal. Pick your state for the full step-by-step. Track yours automatically, free →

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Alabama 20 CE hrs every year Due Sep 30 Alaska 32 CE hrs every 2 years Due Feb 28, odd yrs Arizona 63 CE hrs every 3 years Due Birth month Arkansas 50 CE hrs every 2 years Due Jan 1, even yrs California 50 CE hrs every 2 years Due Birth month Colorado 30 CE hrs every 2 years Due Feb 28, even yrs Connecticut 25 CE hrs every year Due Birth month Delaware 50 CE hrs every 2 years Due May 31, even yrs District of Columbia 30 CE hrs every 2 years Due Birth month Florida 30 CE hrs every 2 years Due Feb 28, even yrs Georgia 40 CE hrs every 2 years Due Dec 31, odd yrs Hawaii 38 CE hrs every 2 years Due Dec 31, odd yrs Idaho 30 CE hrs every 2 years Due Sep 30, even yrs Illinois 48 CE hrs every 3 years Due Sep 30 Indiana 20 CE hrs every 2 years Due Mar 1, even yrs Iowa 30 CE hrs every 2 years Due Aug 31, even yrs Kansas 60 CE hrs every 2 years Due Dec 1 Kentucky 30 CE hrs every 2 years Due Dec 31, odd yrs Louisiana 30 CE hrs every 2 years Due Dec 31 Maine 40 CE hrs every 2 years Due Dec 31, odd yrs Maryland 30 CE hrs every 2 years Due Jun 30 Massachusetts 40 CE hrs every 2 years Due Mar 31, even yrs Michigan 60 CE hrs every 3 years Due Aug 31 Minnesota 50 CE hrs every 2 years Due Birth month Mississippi 40 CE hrs every 2 years Due every 2 years Missouri 50 CE hrs every 2 years Due Nov 30, even yrs Montana 60 CE hrs every year Due Mar 1 Nebraska 30 CE hrs every 2 years Due Mar 1, odd yrs Nevada 40 CE hrs every 2 years Due Jun 30, odd yrs New Hampshire 40 CE hrs every 2 years Due Apr 1, even yrs New Jersey 40 CE hrs every 2 years Due Oct 31, odd yrs New Mexico 60 CE hrs every 3 years Due Jul 1 New York 60 CE hrs every 3 years Due Birth month North Carolina 15 CE hrs every year Due every year North Dakota 32 CE hrs every 2 years Due Dec 31, odd yrs Ohio 30 CE hrs every 2 years Due Dec 31, odd yrs Oklahoma 40 CE hrs every year Due Dec 31 Oregon 40 CE hrs every 2 years Due Mar 31 Pennsylvania 30 CE hrs every 2 years Due Apr 1, odd yrs Rhode Island 40 CE hrs every 2 years Due Jun 30, even yrs South Carolina 28 CE hrs every 2 years Due Mar 1, odd yrs South Dakota 100 CE hrs every year Due Jul 1 Tennessee 40 CE hrs every 2 years Due Birth month Texas 24 CE hrs every 2 years Due every 2 years Utah 30 CE hrs every 2 years Due May 31, even yrs Vermont 30 CE hrs every 2 years Due Sep 30, odd yrs Virginia 15 CE hrs every year Due Birth month Washington 63 CE hrs every year Due Birth month West Virginia 35 CE hrs every year Due Feb 1 Wisconsin 30 CE hrs every 2 years Due Sep 30, odd yrs Wyoming 16 CE hrs every 2 years Due Dec 31, odd yrs

How dental license renewal works

To keep practicing, every licensed dentist has to renew their license with the state board on a set cycle, most commonly every 2 years. Renewal almost always has two parts: completing the required continuing-education (CE) hours for the cycle, and submitting the renewal application and fee to the board before the deadline. Miss the deadline and most boards charge a late fee and move the license to an expired or inactive status until you renew.

The exact CE hours, mandated topics, and renewal deadline differ by state, which is why dentists licensed in more than one place have to track each separately. Pick your state above for the deadline, the CE you need, and the official renewal portal, or see the full dentist CE requirements by state →