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
|
