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Dentist CE/CEU requirements by state

What it takes to renew your dental license in each U.S. state — required CE hours, the renewal cycle, mandated topics, and CPR. Pick your state for the full breakdown and the official board source. Track yours automatically, free →

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Alabama 20 CE hrs every year CPR required Alaska 32 CE hrs every 2 years CPR required Arizona 63 CE hrs every 3 years CPR required Arkansas 50 CE hrs every 2 years CPR required California 50 CE hrs every 2 years CPR required Colorado 30 CE hrs every 2 years CPR required Connecticut 25 CE hrs every year No CPR Delaware 50 CE hrs every 2 years CPR required District of Columbia 30 CE hrs every 2 years CPR required Florida 30 CE hrs every 2 years CPR required Georgia 40 CE hrs every 2 years CPR required Hawaii 38 CE hrs every 2 years CPR required Idaho 30 CE hrs every 2 years CPR required Illinois 48 CE hrs every 3 years CPR required Indiana 20 CE hrs every 2 years No CPR Iowa 30 CE hrs every 2 years CPR required Kansas 60 CE hrs every 2 years CPR required Kentucky 30 CE hrs every 2 years CPR required Louisiana 30 CE hrs every 2 years CPR required Maine 40 CE hrs every 2 years CPR required Maryland 30 CE hrs every 2 years CPR required Massachusetts 40 CE hrs every 2 years CPR required Michigan 60 CE hrs every 3 years CPR required Minnesota 50 CE hrs every 2 years CPR required Mississippi 40 CE hrs every 2 years CPR required Missouri 50 CE hrs every 2 years CPR required Montana 60 CE hrs every year CPR required Nebraska 30 CE hrs every 2 years No CPR Nevada 40 CE hrs every 2 years CPR required New Hampshire 40 CE hrs every 2 years CPR required New Jersey 40 CE hrs every 2 years CPR required New Mexico 60 CE hrs every 3 years CPR required New York 60 CE hrs every 3 years CPR required North Carolina 15 CE hrs every year CPR required North Dakota 32 CE hrs every 2 years CPR required Ohio 30 CE hrs every 2 years No CPR Oklahoma 40 CE hrs every year CPR required Oregon 40 CE hrs every 2 years CPR required Pennsylvania 30 CE hrs every 2 years CPR required Rhode Island 40 CE hrs every 2 years CPR required South Carolina 28 CE hrs every 2 years CPR required South Dakota 100 CE hrs every year CPR required Tennessee 40 CE hrs every 2 years CPR required Texas 24 CE hrs every 2 years CPR required Utah 30 CE hrs every 2 years CPR required Vermont 30 CE hrs every 2 years CPR required Virginia 15 CE hrs every year CPR required Washington 63 CE hrs every year CPR required West Virginia 35 CE hrs every year CPR required Wisconsin 30 CE hrs every 2 years CPR required Wyoming 16 CE hrs every 2 years CPR required

How dentist CE/CEU requirements work

Every state dental board sets its own continuing-education rules for licensed dentists: a total number of CE hours, a renewal cycle (most commonly every 2 years), and often mandated topics like infection control, ethics/jurisprudence, or opioid & controlled-substance prescribing, plus delivery limits on how much can be self-study versus live. Many boards also require a current CPR/BLS card. Requirements differ enough between states that dentists licensed in more than one place have to track each separately.

Boards typically expect you to keep your CE certificates for several years and can request them in a random audit. A running record of what you've completed — and what you still need — is the simplest way to stay renewal-ready.