Fulfill Your Continuing Education Requirements

Continuing Education

Note: Internet-based webinars which include the involvement of an instructor and participants in real time, and which allow for communication with the instructor through messaging, telephone or other means are equivalent to live courses, and do not count towards self-study hours.

2025 Renewal Cycle 

Dental hygienists must complete 30 hours of continuing education to renew on active status. Continuing education for renewal must be completed between September 1, 2023, and August 31, 2025. Self-study activities are limited to 12 hours per biennium.

Required Courses:

  1. Evidence of mandatory reporter training offered through the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services for child abuse and dependent adult abuse within the required timeframe for those who practice in Iowa.  For more information, refer to  IAC 650 - 25.4(2).
  2. CPR. For more information, refer to  IAC 650 - 25.4(3).
  3. Minimum of 1 hour in infection control. For more information, refer to  IAC 650 - 25.4(4).
  4. Minimum of 1 hour in jurisprudence. For more information, refer to  IAC 650 – 25.5(5).

Dental assistants must complete 20 hours of continuing education to renew on active status. Continuing education for renewal must be completed between September 1, 2023, and August 31, 2025. Self-study activities are limited to 12 hours per biennium.

Required Courses:

  1. Evidence of mandatory reporter training offered through the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services for child abuse and dependent adult abuse within the required timeframe for those who practice in Iowa.  For more information, refer to  IAC 650 - 25.4(2).
  2. CPR. For more information, refer to  IAC 650 - 25.4(3).
  3. Minimum of 1 hour in infection control. For more information, refer to  IAC 650 - 25.4(4).
  4. Minimum of 1 hour in jurisprudence. For more information, refer to  IAC 650 – 25.5(5).
  5. Dental assistants who hold a radiography qualification (QDA, XDA) must complete a minimum of two hours every two years in the area of dental radiography, refer to IAC 650 - 14.3(3).

To review the acceptable programs and activities established in board rules, click  here.