# Dentist CPD requirements: Ireland

> Dentists in Ireland: Recommendation: at least 50 hours a year or 250 hours in five years, at least 100 of them structured. Cycle, details and official source.

Source: https://hajto.de/en/tools/cpd-requirements-by-country/ireland  
Last updated: 2026-10-17T16:10:26Z  
German version: https://hajto.de/fortbildungspflicht/ireland.md

- **Authority:** Dental Council of Ireland
- **Applies to:** Registered dentists
- **As of:** 17 October 2026

**Incomplete information — please check with the competent body.** The Dental Council's guide states recommendations. We could not confirm in an official source whether and since when a statutory duty with fixed hours applies.

## Requirement

Recommendation: at least 50 hours a year or 250 hours in five years, at least 100 of them structured

> "you should complete at least 250 hours of CPD every five years, of which a minimum of 100 hours should be structured"  
> Source: [Continuing Professional Development – A guide for dentists (leaflet 10/2019)](https://www.dentalcouncil.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/CPD-Guide-A5-Leaflet-10-19.pdf), Dental Council of Ireland, read on 17 October 2026

## Period / cycle

Five-year cycle according to the guide.

> "you should complete at least 250 hours of CPD every five years"  
> Source: [Continuing Professional Development – A guide for dentists (leaflet 10/2019)](https://www.dentalcouncil.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/CPD-Guide-A5-Leaflet-10-19.pdf), Dental Council of Ireland, read on 17 October 2026

## Official sources

- [Continuing Professional Development – A guide for dentists (leaflet 10/2019)](https://www.dentalcouncil.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/CPD-Guide-A5-Leaflet-10-19.pdf), Dental Council of Ireland

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