NJ Dental License Renewals – CDE Guidelines

Due October 31 – of odd numbered years*

Forty (40) credit hours are due for each biennial license renewal period. Accepted courses shall have significant intellectual or practical content that deals primarily with matters directly related to the practice of dentistry or with the professional responsibilities or ethical obligations of licensees. Not accepted: Subjects such as estate planning; financial or investment/tax planning; or personal health.

The New Jersey State Board of Dentistry has made a change to their continuing education requirements. For each biennial renewal period ten of the forty credit hours for dentists are now to be completed as follows:

• 3 hours of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
  (Same requirement for Dental Hygienists (DH) and Registered Dental Assistants (RDA).
• 3 hours of pharmacology and internal medicine.
• 2 hours in preventing and controlling infectious diseases and managing personnel health and safety concerns related to infection control in dental settings.
  (1 hour for DH and RDA.)
• 1 hour in professional ethics and New Jersey law concerning the practice of dentistry.
  (Same for DH and RDA.)
• 1 hour in educational programs or topics concerning prescription opioid drugs.
  (Same for DH and RDA.)

* The above excerpt of this rule is provided as a convenience for our readers.

For more information visit the NJ Board of Dentistry Website.