Below is exactly what Missouri Dental Board requires: mandatory topics, exemptions, accepted credit types, and documentation rules.
Reviewed by Doug Doehrman, MD · Last reviewed May 12, 2026
Missouri has no state-mandated topic requirements beyond the 50-hour total.
These rules apply only when the trigger described under each card is met (for example, holding a state-issued controlled substance registration or treating a specific patient population). Each cites the underlying statute or rule directly.
Dentists renewing an enteral, parenteral, or pediatric moderate sedation permit
“Completion during the past five (5) years of a minimum of fifteen (15) hours of other board-approved continuing education pertaining to airway management in sedated patients.”
Dentists holding an enteral, parenteral, or pediatric moderate sedation permit
“Each dentist possessing a permit to administer enteral, parenteral, or pediatric moderate sedation shall maintain current certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) at all times the sedation permit is active.”
Dentists renewing a deep sedation/general anesthesia permit
“Completion during the past five (5) years of a minimum of fifteen (15) hours of other board-approved continuing education pertaining to airway management in sedated patients.”
Dentists holding a deep sedation/general anesthesia permit
“Each dentist possessing a permit to administer deep sedation/general anesthesia shall maintain current certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) at all times the sedation permit is active.”
Credit must come from an organization accredited by the ACCME, AMA, Missouri Medical Association, or AAFP. ACGME residency or fellowship time accrues toward the requirement. Teaching or presenting accredited CME can satisfy a portion of required hours.
| Credit system | Notes |
|---|---|
Board-approved credit min 40 hrs | At least 40 of 50 hours must directly relate to updating and maintaining knowledge and skills in the treatment, health, and safety of the individual dental patient. CE hours must be from a board-approved sponsor.Source20 CSR 2110-2.240(2)(B)[2] |
ADA CERP | The current rule lists the ADA continuing education recognition program as a board-approved sponsor category.Source20 CSR 2110-2.240(1)(C)10[2] |
AGD national sponsor approved program | The current rule lists AGD national sponsor approved programs as board-approved sponsor categories; the retrieved rule does not use the term AGD PACE.Source20 CSR 2110-2.240(1)(C)11[2] |
Licensees must retain CE records for a minimum of six years after the reporting period in which the CE was completed.
The Board may grant a waiver or extension for personal illness, military service, foreign residency, or other circumstances beyond the licensee's control; the written application must be made at least 45 days before the end of the renewal period.
Credential dental licensees who became licensed during the second year of the time block need 25 CE hours to renew.
Dentists who obtain licensure by competency examination are exempt from CE for the remainder of the time block in which they became licensed.
Residents or fellows are exempt through the end of the time block containing the date of graduation.
A dental licensee who obtains diplomate status through ADA-recognized specialty board certification during the reporting period is deemed to have obtained 50 CE hours.
Atlas CME tracks your hours, maps them to your state requirements, and reminds you before your a fixed even year nov30 cycle renewal.
Every mandatory topic and conditional requirement above cites the underlying statute or rule. Numbered references below correspond to the bracketed citations next to each requirement.
“Completion during the past five (5) years of a minimum of fifteen (15) hours of other board-approved continuing education pertaining to airway management in sedated patients.”20 CSR 2110-4.020(14)(D)2
“Each dentist possessing a permit to administer enteral, parenteral, or pediatric moderate sedation shall maintain current certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) at all times the sedation permit is active.”20 CSR 2110-4.020(16)
“Each dentist possessing a permit to administer deep sedation/general anesthesia shall maintain current certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) at all times the sedation permit is active.”20 CSR 2110-4.040(14)