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 |
