Washington Dentistry CE requirements

Q: How many CE hours do dentists need in Washington?

Dentists in Washington must complete 63 CE hours every 3 years. Dental licenses renew annually on the licensee's birth date; the 63-hour CE requirement applies to each three-year period.

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

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Renewal: Dental licenses renew annually on the licensee's birth date; the 63-hour CE requirement applies to each three-year period.

Required categories

Current basic life support certification

Health equity education (2 hours every three years)

Infection prevention (1 hour annually)

Jurisprudence (1 hour every three years)

Office policy review (annually; hours unquantified)

Opioid prescribing education (one-time) (conditional)

Suicide prevention training (one-time, 3 hours) (conditional)

Details

Reporting

Sign declaration of completion at annual renewal; retain documentation for audit.

63 hours every three years although the license renews annually. Health equity and jurisprudence recur on the three-year cycle; infection prevention and the office-policy review are annual obligations; suicide prevention and opioid-prescribing education are one-time courses.

Official source: Washington State Department of Health

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

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