# Dentist CPD requirements: Georgia (USA)

> Dentists in Georgia (USA): 40 hours per biennium, at least 30 of them clinical. Cycle, details and official source.

Source: https://hajto.de/en/tools/cpd-requirements-by-country/georgia  
Last updated: 2026-10-17T16:09:52Z  
German version: https://hajto.de/fortbildungspflicht/georgia.md

- **Authority:** Georgia Board of Dentistry
- **Applies to:** Dentists with an active Georgia licence
- **As of:** 17 October 2026

**Incomplete information — please check with the competent body.** The rule comes from a Board document with a 2023 file date; we did not check later amendments. Please verify with the Board.

## Requirement

40 hours per biennium, at least 30 of them clinical

> "a minimum of forty (40) hours of continuing education during each biennium"  
> Source: [Rule 150-3-.09 Continuing Education for Dentists (board document, file dated 2023)](https://gbd.georgia.gov/document/laws-policies-rules/rule-150-3-09-amended/download), Georgia Board of Dentistry, read on 17 October 2026

> "At least thirty (30) hours of the minimum requirement shall be clinical courses"  
> Source: [Rule 150-3-.09 Continuing Education for Dentists (board document, file dated 2023)](https://gbd.georgia.gov/document/laws-policies-rules/rule-150-3-09-amended/download), Georgia Board of Dentistry, read on 17 October 2026

## Period / cycle

Licence biennium.

> "a minimum of forty (40) hours of continuing education during each biennium"  
> Source: [Rule 150-3-.09 Continuing Education for Dentists (board document, file dated 2023)](https://gbd.georgia.gov/document/laws-policies-rules/rule-150-3-09-amended/download), Georgia Board of Dentistry, read on 17 October 2026

## If the requirement is not met

Compliance is a condition of renewal; missing hours can lead to denial of renewal.

> "Compliance with all continuing education requirements is a condition for license renewal."  
> Source: [Rule 150-3-.09 Continuing Education for Dentists (board document, file dated 2023)](https://gbd.georgia.gov/document/laws-policies-rules/rule-150-3-09-amended/download), Georgia Board of Dentistry, read on 17 October 2026

## Official sources

- [Rule 150-3-.09 Continuing Education for Dentists (board document, file dated 2023)](https://gbd.georgia.gov/document/laws-policies-rules/rule-150-3-09-amended/download), Georgia Board of Dentistry

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