California Dentistry CE category requirements

How the 50 CE hours every 2 years breaks down by category for dentists in California, sourced from the official board.

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Required categories

California Dental Practice Act (2 hours)
2h
First renewal after initial licensure: exempt (conditional)
0h
Hands-on basic life support certification
0h
Infection control (2 hours)
2h
Schedule II opioid prescribing (DEA-registered prescribers; 2 hours) (conditional)
2h

50 hours per biennium. The first renewal after initial licensure is exempt from the CE requirement; BLS certification is required via a hands-on course and is not counted as an hour quota.

Official source: Dental Board of California

⚠️Board rules change. Verify every figure against the official source before relying on it.

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