CE Requirements by State

State Requirements for Dental Continuing Education

Information obtained below from each state’s website is subject to change at anytime. Please visit your states dental board website for the most current information.

 

State

Every Renewal
Period

(In Years)

DDS

CE units Required

RDH

CE units Required

RDA

CE units Required

State Dental Board Website

Alabama

1

20

12

0

Board of Dental Examiners of Alabama
Alaska

2

28

14

0

Alaska Department of Commerce
Arizona

3

72

54

0

Arizona State Board of Dental Examiners
Arkansas

2

50

40

0

Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners
California

2

50

25/35

25

Dental Board of California
Colorado

2

Not Required

Colorado Dental Board
Connecticut

2

25

16

0

Connecticut State Dental Commission
Delaware

2

50

24

0

Board of Dentistry and Dental Hygiene
District of Columbia

2

25

15

0

DC Board of Dentistry
Florida

2

30

24

0

Florida Board of Dentistry
Georgia

2

40

22

0

Georgia Board of Dentistry
Hawaii

2

32

20

0

Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Idaho

1

15

12

0

Idaho Board of Dentistry
Illinois

3

48

36

0

Illinois Department of Financial & Professional Regulation
Indiana

2

20

19

0

Indiana State Board of Dentistry
Iowa

2

30

30

20

Iowa Dental Board
Kansas

2

60

30

0

Kansas Dental Board
Kentucky

2

30

30

0

Kentucky Board of Dentistry
Louisiana

2

40

24

0

Louisiana State Board of Dentistry
Maine

2

40

20

0

Maine Board of Dental Practice
Maryland

2

30

30

0

Maryland State Board of Dental Examiners
Massachusetts

2

40

20

0

Massachusetts Board of Registration in Dentistry
Michigan

3

60

36

36

Michigan Board of Dentistry
Minnesota

2

50

25

25

Minnesota Board of Dentistry
Mississippi

2

40

20

0

Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners
Missouri

2

50

30

0

Missouri Dental Board
Montana

3

60

36

0

Montana Board of Dentistry
Nebraska

2

30

30

0

Nebraska DHHS Office of Oral Health and Dentistry
Nevada

1

20

15

0

Nevada State Board of Dental Examiners
New Hampshire

2

40

20

0

New Hampshire Board of Dental Examiners
New Jersey

2

40

20

10

New Jersey State Board of Dentistry
New Mexico

3

60

45

30

New Mexico Board of Dental Health Care
New York

3

60

24

0

New York State Board Of Dentistry
North Carolina

1

15

6

0

North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners
North Dakota

2

32

16

8

North Dakota State Board of Dental Examiners
Ohio

2

40

12

0

Ohio State Dental Board
Oklahoma

3

60

30

0

Oklahoma State Board of Dentistry
Oregon

2

40

24

0

Oregon Board of Dentistry
Pennsylvania

2

30

20

10

Pennsylvania State Board of Dentistry
Rhode Island

3

60

30

0

Rhode Island Department of Health Dentistry Licensing
South Carolina

2

28

14

0

South Carolina Board of Dentistry
South Dakota

5

100

75

60

South Dakota State Board of Dentistry
Tennessee

2

40

30

24

Tennessee Board of Dentistry
Texas

1

12

12

6

Texas State Board of Dental Examiners
Utah

2

30

30

0

Utah Division of Occupational & Professional Licensing
Vermont

2

0

12

0

Vermont Board of Dental Examiners
Virginia

1

15

15

0

Virginia Board of Dentistry
Washington

1

21

15

0

Washington Dental Quality Assurance Commission
West Virginia

2

35

20

20

West Virginia Board of Dentistry
Wisconsin

2

30

12

0

Wisconsin Dentistry Examining Board
Wyoming

Not Required

Wyoming Board of Dental Examiners

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