Georgia Dental Continuing Education

Meet your Georgia dental CE requirements with ease. If you'd like a refresher on what's needed to renew your license, see the requirements below.

4 Mandatory Hours
36 Elective Hours
40 Total Hours
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Here's what you need to renew your Georgia Dental license

The information below is a summary of the minimum requirements set forth by the Georgia 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.

Georgia Dental: Dentist (Continuing Education)

Total Hours Required: 40
Mandatory Hours: 4
Elective Hours: 36
Renewal Cycle in Years: 2
License Expiration Date: 12/31/2025
Next Education Due Date: 12/31/2025

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NEW! DEA MATE ACT:
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:

  • 1 hour - Opioid abuse and/or the proper prescription writing and use of opioids in dental practice 
  • 1 hour - legal, ethics and professionalism in dentistry
  • NEW! 2 hours - Infection control including dental unit water lines
  • Proof of CPR certification (CE obtained in the renewal of the certification may apply toward your 40-hour requirement)
     

Subject Limitations:

  • 30 hours must be clinical in nature (pertaining to patient care)
  • 20 hours can be from webinars and other forms of online CE
  • 20 hours must be obtained in-person (the Board of Dentistry has allowed live webinars and other forms of live virtual CE for the 2022-2023 license renewal period)

Roster

No roster required

Governing Agency

Name: Georgia Board of Dentistry
Phone: 4046518000
Fax:
Website: http://www.gbd.georgia.gov
Address: 2 Peachtree Street, NW Atlanta, 30303
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Georgia Dental: Hygienist (Continuing Education)

Total Hours Required: 22
Mandatory Hours: 3
Elective Hours: 19
Renewal Cycle in Years: 2
License Expiration Date: 12/31/2025
Next Education Due Date: 12/31/2025

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Mandatory Subjects:

  • 1 hour - legal, ethics and professionalism in dentistry
  • NEW! 2 hours - Infection control including dental unit water lines
  • Proof of CPR certification (CE obtained in the renewal of the certification may apply toward your 40-hour requirement)
     

Subject Limitations:

  • 15 hours must be scientific courses in the actual delivery of dental services to the patient or to the community
  • 4 hours for successful completion of the in-person CPR course required by Georgia law
  • Up to 8 hours per year may be obtained by assisting the Board with administering the clinical licensing examination or by assisting the Board with investigations of licensees
  • Up to 5 hours per biennium may be obtained by teaching dental hygiene at any ADA-approved educational facility
  • Up to 5 hours per biennium by providing, uncompensated dental hygiene care at a charitable dental event as defined by O.C.G.A §

    Roster

    No roster required

Governing Agency

Name: Georgia Board of Dentistry
Phone: 4046518000
Fax:
Website: http://www.gbd.georgia.gov
Address: 2 Peachtree Street, NW Atlanta, 30303
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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.