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New York Dental CE Requirements

Last updated: 2025-01-18

Dental CE Requirements for New York Dental Professionals

Here's a summary of the continuing education (CE) requirements for various dental professionals in New York:

Dentists

  • Frequency: Every three years
  • Credits required: 60 CE credits
  • Mandatory hours:
    • 3 hours in ethics and jurisprudence (once in a lifetime)
    • 2 hours in infection control (every four years)
    • 1 hour in child abuse identification and reporting (by April 1, 2025)
    • 1 hour in tobacco cessation oral cancer (once in a lifetime)
  • CPR certification must be maintained

Dental Hygienists

  • Frequency: Every three years
  • Credits required: 24 CE credits
  • Mandatory hours:
    • 2 hours in infection control (every four years)
    • 1 hour in child abuse identification and reporting (by April 1, 2025)
    • 1 hour in tobacco cessation oral cancer (once in a lifetime)
  • CPR certification must be maintained
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Dental Assistants

  • Frequency: Every three years
  • Credits required: 20 CE credits
  • Mandatory hours:
    • 2 hours in infection control (every four years)
    • 1 hour in child abuse identification and reporting (by April 1, 2025)
  • CPR certification must be maintained

Unique aspects of New York's CE requirements:

  • Ethics and jurisprudence: New York requires a one-time mandatory 3-hour course in ethics and jurisprudence, which is not as common in other states.
  • Tobacco cessation and oral cancer: New York mandates a one-time 1-hour course on tobacco cessation and oral cancer, which some other states might not have as a specific requirement.

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