Illinois Dental Continuing Education

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

3 Mandatory Hours
33 Elective Hours
36 Total Hours
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Here's what you need to renew your Illinois Dental license

The information below is a summary of the minimum requirements set forth by the IDFPR: Dental Professions. 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.

Illinois Dental: Dentist (Continuing Education)

Total Hours Required: 48
Mandatory Hours: 3
Elective Hours: 45
Renewal Cycle in Years: 3
License Expiration Date: 09/30/2025
Next Education Due Date: 09/30/2025

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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: 

  • NEW! 1 hour - Implicit Bias Training
  • NEW! 1 hour - Cultural Competency (beginning with renewals on or after January 1, 2025)
  • 1 hour - Sexual Harassment Prevention
  • 1 hour - Mandated Reporter Training, within 3 months of initial licensure and at least every 6 years thereafter: DCFS provided course

Licensed Prescribers of Controlled Substances:

  • 3 hours - Safe Opioid Prescribing Practices
  • NEW! 1 hour - Safe Opioid Prescribing Practices (for licensed prescribers of controlled substances, beginning with renewals on or after January 1, 2025 - updated statutory mandate of the IL Controlled Substances Act)
  • 8 hours - Treating and managing patients with opioid or other substance use disorders (DEA-registered practitioners, one time only)

Dentists Authorized to Administer Influenza Vaccines

  • 4 hours - vacci

Online Limitations

A maximum of 24 hours may be completed by home study.

Roster

No roster required

Governing Agency

Name: IDFPR: Dental Professions
Phone: 8884734858
Fax:
Address: 100 West Randolph, 9th Floor Chicago, 60601

Illinois Dental: Hygienist (Continuing Education)

Total Hours Required: 36
Mandatory Hours: 3
Elective Hours: 33
Renewal Cycle in Years: 3
License Expiration Date: 09/30/2025
Next Education Due Date: 09/30/2025

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Mandatory Subjects:

  • NEW! 1 hour - Implicit Bias Training
  • NEW! 1 hour - Cultural Competency (beginning with renewals on or after January 1, 2025)
  • 1 hour - Sexual Harassment Prevention
  • 1 hour - Mandated Reporter Training, within 3 months of initial licensure and at least every 6 years thereafter: DCFS provided course

Public Health Dental Hygienists:

  • 4 additional hours annually in areas specific to public health dentistry

Online Limitations

A maximum of 18 hours may be completed by home study.

Roster

No roster required

Governing Agency

Name: IDFPR: Dental Professions
Phone: 8884734858
Fax:
Address: 100 West Randolph, 9th Floor Chicago, 60601

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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.