# Dentist CPD requirements: New York (USA) > Dentists in New York (USA): 60 contact hours per three-year registration period. Cycle, details and official source. Source: https://hajto.de/en/tools/cpd-requirements-by-country/new-york Last updated: 2026-10-17T16:11:10Z German version: https://hajto.de/fortbildungspflicht/new-york.md - **Authority:** New York State Education Department (Office of the Professions) - **Applies to:** Dentists registered in New York - **As of:** 17 October 2026 **Incomplete information — please check with the competent body.** Further mandatory courses outside the CE rule (e.g. child abuse reporting) were not checked in an official source. ## Requirement 60 contact hours per three-year registration period > "New York State Education Law requires dentists to complete 60 contact hours of continuing education in each three-year registration period." > Source: [Dentistry: Continuing Education Q&A](https://www.op.nysed.gov/professions/dentists/continuing-education-q-a), New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions, read on 17 October 2026 ## Period / cycle Personal registration period; no requirement in the initial period after licensure (except licensure by endorsement). Shorter periods are prorated. > "Licensees are not required to complete continuing education during their initial three-year registration period" > Source: [Dentistry: Continuing Education Q&A](https://www.op.nysed.gov/professions/dentists/continuing-education-q-a), New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions, read on 17 October 2026 ## Details At most 18 of the 60 hours as self-study (so at least 42 hours of other CE). > "an applicant for registration shall complete at least 60 hours of formal continuing education" > Source: [Regulations of the Commissioner, Part 61, § 61.15 Continuing education for dentists](https://www.op.nysed.gov/professions/dentists/laws-rules-regulations/part-61), New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions, read on 17 October 2026 > "provided that no more than 18 hours of such continuing education shall consist of self-study courses" > Source: [Regulations of the Commissioner, Part 61, § 61.15 Continuing education for dentists](https://www.op.nysed.gov/professions/dentists/laws-rules-regulations/part-61), New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions, read on 17 October 2026 One time: 2 hours on tobacco and oral health and 3 hours of dental jurisprudence and ethics. > "no fewer than three hours in a course approved by the department in dental jurisprudence and ethics" > Source: [Regulations of the Commissioner, Part 61, § 61.15 Continuing education for dentists](https://www.op.nysed.gov/professions/dentists/laws-rules-regulations/part-61), New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions, read on 17 October 2026 > "you must complete on a one-time basis, a two-hour course regarding the oral health effects of tobacco and tobacco products" > Source: [Dentistry: Continuing Education Q&A](https://www.op.nysed.gov/professions/dentists/continuing-education-q-a), New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions, read on 17 October 2026 Current CPR certification (up to 12 hours of CPR per period count) and a State approved infection control course every 4 years. > "all dentists must achieve certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and from that point forward, continually maintain certification" > Source: [Dentistry: Continuing Education Q&A](https://www.op.nysed.gov/professions/dentists/continuing-education-q-a), New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions, read on 17 October 2026 > "you may count up to a maximum of twelve hours of CPR coursework" > Source: [Dentistry: Continuing Education Q&A](https://www.op.nysed.gov/professions/dentists/continuing-education-q-a), New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions, read on 17 October 2026 > "Dentists and dental hygienists must also complete a State approved infection control course every 4 years." > Source: [Dentistry: Continuing Education Q&A](https://www.op.nysed.gov/professions/dentists/continuing-education-q-a), New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions, read on 17 October 2026 ## Official sources - [Dentistry: Continuing Education Q&A](https://www.op.nysed.gov/professions/dentists/continuing-education-q-a), New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions - [Regulations of the Commissioner, Part 61, § 61.15 Continuing education for dentists](https://www.op.nysed.gov/professions/dentists/laws-rules-regulations/part-61), New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions [CPD requirements for dentists by country](https://hajto.de/en/tools/cpd-requirements-by-country.md) · Not legal advice — the competent chamber or authority prevails.