Continuing education

Dental CE requirements by state

The published continuing-education requirements for every US state dental license, laid out clearly with their board sources. Pick your state to see the whole picture before your renewal.

Live calculators

These states are confirmed against the primary board source, so CEChart counts your hours against the requirement automatically.

• Virginia 15 hrs per annual cycle Calculator live
• Wyoming 16 hrs per biennial cycle Calculator live

Requirements and sources

We publish the requirements and their board sources for these states now. We do not run an automatic calculator for a state until every number is confirmed against the primary board source. In the meantime you can still track your hours toward the national FAGD and MAGD awards.

• Alabama 20 hrs per annual cycle Requirements and facts
• Alaska 32 hrs per biennial cycle Requirements and facts
• Arizona 63 hrs per triennial cycle Requirements and facts
• Arkansas 50 hrs per biennial cycle Requirements and facts
• California 50 hrs per biennial cycle Requirements and facts
• Colorado 30 hrs per biennial cycle Requirements and facts
• Connecticut 25 hrs per biennial cycle Requirements and facts
• Delaware 50 hrs per biennial cycle Requirements and facts
• District of Columbia 30 hrs per biennial cycle Requirements and facts
• Florida 30 hrs per biennial cycle Requirements and facts
• Georgia 40 hrs per biennial cycle Requirements and facts
• Hawaii 32 hrs per biennial cycle Requirements and facts
• Idaho 30 hrs per biennial cycle Requirements and facts
• Illinois 48 hrs per triennial (36-month prerenewal period preceding September 30 of the renewal year; dentist licenses renew every 3 years) cycle Requirements and facts
• Indiana 20 hrs per biennial cycle Requirements and facts
• Iowa 30 hrs per biennial cycle Requirements and facts
• Kansas 60 hrs per biennial cycle Requirements and facts
• Kentucky 30 hrs per biennial cycle Requirements and facts
• Louisiana 30 hrs per biennial cycle Requirements and facts
• Maine 40 hrs per biennial cycle Requirements and facts
• Maryland 30 hrs per biennial cycle Requirements and facts
• Massachusetts 40 hrs per biennial cycle Requirements and facts
• Michigan 60 hrs per triennial (3-year) cycle Requirements and facts
• Minnesota 50 hrs per biennial cycle Requirements and facts
• Mississippi 40 hrs per biennial cycle Requirements and facts
• Missouri 50 hrs per biennial cycle Requirements and facts
• Montana 60 hrs per triennial cycle Requirements and facts
• Nebraska 30 hrs per biennial cycle Requirements and facts
• Nevada 40 hrs per biennial cycle Requirements and facts
• New Hampshire 40 hrs per biennial cycle Requirements and facts
• New Jersey 40 hrs per biennial cycle Requirements and facts
• New Mexico 60 hrs per triennial cycle Requirements and facts
• New York 60 hrs per triennial cycle Requirements and facts
• North Carolina 15 hrs per annual cycle Requirements and facts
• North Dakota 32 hrs per biennial cycle Requirements and facts
• Ohio 30 hrs per biennial (2-year cycle; both extractors agree on 24 months; A says licenses renew Dec 31 of odd-numbered years but year-parity is not confirmed from clean primary text) cycle Requirements and facts
• Oklahoma 40 hrs per biennial cycle Requirements and facts
• Oregon 40 hrs per biennial cycle Requirements and facts
• Pennsylvania 30 hrs per biennial cycle Requirements and facts
• Rhode Island 40 hrs per biennial cycle Requirements and facts
• South Carolina 28 hrs per biennial cycle Requirements and facts
• South Dakota 100 hrs per quinquennial (5-year CE licensure cycle; license renewed annually by July 1) cycle Requirements and facts
• Tennessee 40 hrs per biennial cycle Requirements and facts
• Texas 24 hrs per biennial cycle Requirements and facts
• Utah 30 hrs per biennial cycle Requirements and facts
• Vermont 30 hrs per biennial cycle Requirements and facts
• Washington 63 hrs per triennial (63 CE hours per rolling 3-year CE reporting period; note the license itself renews annually per WAC 246-817-990) cycle Requirements and facts
• West Virginia 35 hrs per biennial cycle Requirements and facts
• Wisconsin 30 hrs per biennial cycle Requirements and facts

These are the published requirements as we read them, not legal or board advice, and CEChart does not certify compliance. Confirm your requirements with your state board before you rely on them.