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New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions - State Board for Dentistry

New York dentist CE requirements

The published continuing-education requirements for a New York dental license, laid out clearly so you can see the whole picture before your renewal.

What the board requires

  • 60 hrsTotal per triennial cycle.
  • 3 hrsDental jurisprudence and ethics course (one-time), counted within the total.
  • 2 hrsOral health effects of tobacco / oral cancer course (one-time), counted within the total.
  • 2 hrsIdentification and reporting of child abuse and maltreatment (one-time), counted within the total.
  • 0 hrsState-approved infection control / barrier precautions course (every 4 years), counted within the total.
  • 12 hrsCPR coursework countable toward CE (12h CEILING, not a minimum), counted within the total.
  • 3 hrsNYSDOH Mandatory Prescriber Education - pain management, palliative care and addiction, in addition to the total.
  • Min 42 hrsMinimum live-course hours (at least seven-tenths / 70% of the total must be live).
  • Up to 18 hrsMaximum self-instructional / self-study hours (18 of 60).
  • RequiredCurrent CPR certification - live/in-person, continuously maintained, from an approved provider (e.g., AHA, ARC) (does not count toward CE hours).
One honest caveat. We have not yet confirmed every number against the primary board source, so we are not running an automatic New York calculator. We would rather leave it out than guess. Confirm the exact requirements with New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions - State Board for Dentistry.
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Common questions

How many CE hours do New York dentists need?

60 hours per triennial renewal cycle. That is what CEChart has on file from the source cited on this page, not a figure confirmed against New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions - State Board for Dentistry, so check it with the board before you rely on it.

Which specific topics does New York require?

3 hours dental jurisprudence and ethics course (one-time); 2 hours oral health effects of tobacco / oral cancer course (one-time); 2 hours identification and reporting of child abuse and maltreatment (one-time); state-approved infection control / barrier precautions course (every 4 years), required with no hour count set; 12 hours CPR coursework countable toward CE (12h CEILING, not a minimum). These count inside the total, not on top of it. Not confirmed against New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions - State Board for Dentistry yet.

Does New York require any CE on top of the 60 hours?

Yes: 3 hours NYSDOH Mandatory Prescriber Education - pain management, palliative care and addiction (every 3 years - DEA-registered prescribers of controlled substances ONLY (Public Health Law 3309-a); separate NYSDOH (not NYSED) mandate. COUNTING UNRESOLVED - modeled additive conservatively, see flags). Those hours are separate from the 60. Not confirmed against New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions - State Board for Dentistry yet.

Are there limits on how New York dentists can earn CE hours?

Yes: minimum live-course hours (at least seven-tenths / 70% of the total must be live) (at least 42 hours); maximum self-instructional / self-study hours (18 of 60) (up to 18 hours). Not confirmed against New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions - State Board for Dentistry yet.

Does New York require anything besides CE hours?

Yes: current CPR certification - live/in-person, continuously maintained, from an approved provider (e.g., AHA, ARC). That is a credential you hold, not CE hours you count. Not confirmed against New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions - State Board for Dentistry yet.

Can CEChart track my New York CE automatically?

Not yet. We show the New York requirements and their sources, but we do not run an automatic New York calculator until every number is confirmed against New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions - State Board for Dentistry.

Source: New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions - State Board for Dentistry (https://www.op.nysed.gov/professions/dentists). These are the published requirements as we read them, not legal or board advice, and CEChart does not certify compliance. Confirm your requirements with New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions - State Board for Dentistry before you rely on them.

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