Louisiana Dental CE Requirements

3 Mandatory Hours

27 Elective Hours

30 Total Hours

Here's what you need to renew your Louisiana Dental license

The information below is a summary of the minimum requirements set forth by the Louisiana State Board of Dentistry. For a more detailed requirements breakdown, please see the board's site.
If you hold Dental licenses in multiple states, please make sure to check each state's requirements.

Louisiana : Dentist (Continuing Education)

Total Hours Required: 30

Mandatory Hours: 3

Elective Hours: 27

Renewal Cycle in Months: 24

License Expiration Date: 12/31/2026

Next Education Due Date: 12/31/2026

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Beginning with DEA initial registrations or renewals starting June 27, 2023, all DEA-registered practitioners (with the exception of DVM-only license holders) are required to complete 8 hours of one-time training on the treatment and management of patients with opioid or other substance use disorders.

Mandatory Subjects:

3 hours - Opioid management course which includes training on drug diversion, best practice prescribing of controlled substances or appropriate treatment for addiction (one-time requirement)

Online Limitations

Maximum of 10 hours may be through online courses.

Roster

Roster Required: yes

Roster Process:

We will report your hours electronically to CEBroker within one business day. CEBroker is the official CE tracking system for your state licensing board.

Roster Sent: Every 0 days

Governing Agency

Name: Louisiana State Board of Dentistry

Phone: 2252197330

Fax: 2252190707

Website: http://www.lsbd.org/

Address: PO Box 5256 Baton Rouge, LA 70821

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Louisiana : Dentist (Continuing Education)

Total Hours Required: 40

Mandatory Hours: 0

Elective Hours: 0

Renewal Cycle in Months: 24

License Expiration Date: Varies

Next Education Due Date: Varies

Online Info

Dentists: 20 out of the 40 hrs. must be clinical in nature. Of those 20 clinical hours, 10 must be personally attended. The remaining 10 clinical hours may be live OR online/correspondence courses (still clinical in nature) that require a written test at the completion of the course. The remaining 20 hours may be EITHER clinical OR non-clinical. No more than 20 of the required 40 hours can be completed from the following: 1. practice management courses; 2. audio and/or video tapes and those journals requiring completion of a written examination to secure proof of hours

Roster

Roster Required: yes

Roster Process:

We will report your hours electronically to CEBroker within one business day. CEBroker is the official CE tracking system for your state licensing board.

Roster Sent: Every 0 days

Governing Agency

Name: Louisiana State Board of Dentistry

Phone: 2252197330

Fax: 2252190707

Website: http://www.lsbd.org/

Address: PO Box 5256 Baton Rouge, LA 70821

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Louisiana : Hygienist (Continuing Education)

Total Hours Required: 20

Mandatory Hours: 0

Elective Hours: 20

Renewal Cycle in Months: 24

License Expiration Date: 12/31/2026

Next Education Due Date: 12/31/2026

Online Info

Mandatory Subjects:

None

Online Limitations

Maximum of 8 hours may be earned online.

Roster

Roster Required: yes

Roster Process:

We will report your hours electronically to CEBroker within one business day. CEBroker is the official CE tracking system for your state licensing board.

Roster Sent: Every 0 days

Governing Agency

Name: Louisiana State Board of Dentistry

Phone: 2252197330

Fax: 2252190707

Website: http://www.lsbd.org/

Address: PO Box 5256 Baton Rouge, LA 70821

Shop Courses

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Note: This license renewal information is provided as a convenience only and is subject to change at any time. It's ultimately the responsibility of the licensee to be sure that he or she is meeting all requirements for each license and corresponding renewal period.