License Renewal 2025

With renewal season upon us and the issues with the USPS and delays in mail please ensure your email address is up to date for online renewal.

Licensure Info

License renewal cycle and fees:

Dentist $366.00
Dental Hygienist $59.00
Dental Hygiene Local Anesthesia permit $59.00
Public Health Dental Hygiene Practitioner Permit $59.00

Licensure Q & A

1. Do you know whether the live webinars in which you are able to ask questions still count as “live” CE requirements for the state? I know during the lockdowns; this change was made. However, I was unsure if it is a permanent change.

Below is the answer from Rebecca from the PDA:
"The PA State Board of Dentistry does consider live, interactive online CE as in-person learning.
A recording of a lecture made available online would be an example of a self-study CE course. The waiver that allowed you to earn all of your credits through self-study ended on April 1, 2021. For the licensure cycle ending on March 31, 2023 you need at least half of your credit hours as in-person learning which can be a face-to-face lecture or a live, interactive online webinar.”

2. Do I have to complete the narcotics/ opioid CE requirement if I don’t prescribe narcotics?

3. How often does the State Board require “radiation protection” training for staff that take radiographs?

4a. What is the exact State Board and License requirement regarding OSHA and HIPPA training?
4b. Does the State board require any OSHA or HIPPA continuing education for dental hygienists or assistants?

Answer: There are no PA SBOD regulations on OSHA and HIPAA training, but dental offices must be in compliance with both because they are required by federal law.
OSHA training is required annually, and HIPAA training is as needed, whenever there are significant updates to a practice's daily operations that affect HIPAA or a new employee (or a current employee that takes on new job responsibilities). But it is not required specifically by the PA SBOD as part of CE hours/training for license renewal. However, CE credits earned from courses on OSHA/infection control and HIPAA offered by a PA SBOD approved provider do count toward the hours needed to renew a dental license.