
Interested in In-Person Annual Convention courses that fulfill your mandated requirements for the 2027 Renewal?
Check this page for more information as we get closer to the 2026 Annual Convention!
Mandated Requirements for the November 2023- October 2025 Licensure Period
The New Jersey State Board of Dentistry requires the mandatory completion of forty (40) hours of continuing education for license renewal, which takes place every two years. For registration renewal beginning on November 1, 2023, the following 10 hours must be completed as part of the 40 required hours.
- One Hour in Prescription Opioid Drugs
- Two Hours in Preventing and Controlling Infectious Diseases
- Three Hours of Pharmacology and Internal Medicine
- One Hour in Professional Ethics and NJ Law Concerning the Practice of Dentistry
- Three Hours with Practical Hands-On Certification for CPR
- PLEASE NOTE: CPR is NOT included in this series but we offer a convenient solution for dentists and their staff available on our website.
- Courses are offered monthly at NJDA Headquarters
- Blended Learning Courses are offered monthly- complete the lecture and testing requirements online followed by completion of a hands-on testing at NJDA Headquarters
- Schedule a Private Program at your practice (minimum 6 attendees required) - for the same low member price!
- Merge with another practice to offer CPR near your location
- Hispanic Speaking program available
- PLEASE NOTE: CPR is NOT included in this series but we offer a convenient solution for dentists and their staff available on our website.
For any questions, please contact the Programs and Business Development Department.
Brianna Oddo
Program/Marketing Assistant
boddo@njda.org
732-422-2722
Maureen Barlow
Dir. of Programs & Development
mbarlow@njda.org
732-422-2712
Stephanie Pennisi
Multimedia Designer & Marketing Coordinator
spennisi@njda.org
732-422-2725