Below is exactly what Oklahoma Board of Dentistry requires: mandatory topics, exemptions, accepted credit types, and documentation rules.
Compiled by Atlas CME from official board sources · Last updated July 4, 2026
For Dentists, 40 hours is the total CME requirement. Oklahoma also requires a set of one-time topics that count toward the 40-hour total.
“for a dentist, two (2) hours of opioid and scheduled drug prescribing classes”
“an ethics class approved by the Board”
“Live, in-person cardiopulmonary resuscitation class approved by the Board”
Credit must come from an organization accredited by the ACCME, AMA, Oklahoma 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 |
|---|---|
Online (max 20 hrs) max 20 hrs | Online CE capped at 20 hours per biennium (excluding CPR which must be in-person), per 59 O.S. § 328.41(C)(1): "Dentists shall complete forty (40) hours of continuing education with no more than twenty (20) hours to be completed online."Sourcehttps://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/dentistry/documents/education/CE%20Statute%20Nov%202022.pdf[1] |
Approved activities (statutory enumeration) | Oklahoma has no board-pre-approval / accreditor-recognition framework in its captured primary text. The statute enumerates specific qualifying activities instead: CODA-accredited school/college coursework, teaching at a CODA-accredited school, publishing/presenting/lecturing (max 50% of total hours), a scientific-based medical treatment and patient care class approved by the Board, VA/Armed Forces health-related programs at a government facility, formal meetings of national or state professional dental organizations or university-sponsored alumni clinical meetings approved by the Board, organized study clubs, uncompensated volunteer work (max 7 hrs), and practice-management courses (max 4 hrs).Source59 O.S. § 328.41(B)(1)(d)(1)-(9) — the statute's complete approved-activity enumeration.[1] |
Physicians are responsible for retaining CME documentation and producing it on request. Requirements include course title, dates, hours, sponsoring organization, and accrediting body.
Dentists engaged in full-time graduate study, internships, residencies, or a full-time CODA-accredited program are exempt from continuing education for one CE year per academic year completed.
New dental school graduates are not required to complete CE for the first year after graduation; CE obligations begin July 1 of the calendar year following graduation, prorated by year of new licensure.
Atlas CME tracks your hours, maps them to your state requirements, and reminds you before your a calendar year jul to jun 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.
“for a dentist, two (2) hours of opioid and scheduled drug prescribing classes”59 O.S. § 328.41(B)(1)(c) (statute) + Okla. Board of Dentistry CE page ("2 hrs of Opioid")
“an ethics class approved by the Board”59 O.S. § 328.41(B)(1)(b) (statute) + Okla. Board of Dentistry CE page ("Ethics")
“Live, in-person cardiopulmonary resuscitation class approved by the Board”Okla. Board of Dentistry CE page