Vermont Dental Continuing Education — Online, Accepted Statewide

Vermont Dental CE Requirements

Vermont dentists must complete 30 hours of board-approved CE and dental hygienists 18 hours during each 2-year (biennial) renewal cycle, which for both must include an emergency office procedures course (2-hour minimum) and CPR. There is no cap on self-study/distance education — all required hours may be completed by home study — though hygienists must earn 15 of their 18 hours in clinical or didactic subject areas, and dentists who prescribe controlled substances must include opioid-prescribing CE. Vermont does not specifically prohibit practice management courses, but Board rules require CE to be practice-related and from approved sponsors. There is no specific hour limit on practice management stated in the current rules. No CE Broker

Licenses run on a fixed 2-year (biennial) period set by the Office of Professional Regulation, with the expiration date printed on the license; no CE reporting is required at the first biennial renewal after initial licensure.

Key Vermont requirements & rules:

• 2 hours (minimum) — Emergency Office Procedures (each cycle for dentists & hygienists)
• 2 hours Opioid / Controlled Substance prescribing (dentists only)
• Hygienists: 15 of 18 hours must be clinical or didactic dental/dental hygiene subject areas (remaining 3 may be non-scientific)
• CPR / Basic Life Support course required (max 2 hours counted per renewal)
• Self-study/online cap: NONE — up to 100% may be completed by distance/home study (self-study courses must be exam-based)

Licensing board: Vermont Board of Dental Examiners (Vermont Secretary of State, Office of Professional Regulation)

View the official Vermont dental CE requirements

Information verified July 2026. Always confirm your current requirements with your Vermont dental board before renewing — this is a general guide, not legal advice.