Louisiana Dentistry CE requirements

Dentist — license renewal requirements, sourced from the official board.

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30CE hours every 2 yearsVerify with board

Renewal: Renewal due December 31; dentists with surnames A-L renew in odd-numbered years and M-Z in even-numbered years.

Required categories

Clinical online/correspondence continuing education with examination (10 hours)
10h
Opioid management course, 3 hours (one-time; nonprescribers may be exempt) (conditional)
3h
Personally attended clinical continuing education (20 hours)
20h

Details

Reporting
Self-report on renewal application; retain certificates for audit.

30 hours per biennium: 20 personally attended clinical hours plus 10 clinical hours by online/correspondence with examination. A one-time 3-hour opioid-management course is required; parity is determined by the licensee's surname.

Official source: Louisiana State Board of Dentistry

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

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