New York Dentistry CE requirements

Q: How many CE hours do dentists need in New York?

Dentists in New York must complete 60 CE hours every 3 years. Registration renews during the licensee's birth month every three years (birth-month-adjusted registration period).

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

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Renewal: Registration renews during the licensee's birth month every three years (birth-month-adjusted registration period).

Required categories

Continuously maintained in-person CPR certification (up to 12 CPR/ACLS/PALS hours count as CE)

Infection control course (every four years)

Initial three-year registration: exempt (unless licensed by endorsement) (conditional)

Live courses (at least 42 hours)

42h

New York State jurisprudence and ethics (one-time, 3 hours) (conditional)

Oral health effects of tobacco (one-time, 2 hours) (conditional)

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Attest on registration renewal; retain records for audit.

60 hours per three-year registration period with at least 42 hours live and no more than 18 self-study. Tobacco education and NYS jurisprudence/ethics are one-time courses; infection control recurs every four years.

Official source: New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions

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

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