Below is exactly what Wyoming Board of Dental Examiners 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, 16 hours is the total CME requirement. Wyoming also requires a set of one-time topics that count toward the 16-hour total.
“3 of those 16 hours MUST be related to the responsible prescribing of controlled substances”
“The required BLS is in addition to your 16 hour requirement. BLS hours cannot count toward your 16 hour requirement.”
Credit must come from an organization accredited by the ACCME, AMA, Wyoming 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 (no cap) | Online CE accepted with no cap.SourceWY Board of Dental Examiners CE page — no cap on online CE[1] |
Clinical CE (no pre-approval; licensee-determined) | Wyoming has no board-pre-approval / accreditor-recognition framework. The Board does not pre-approve or pre-review continuing education — licensees are responsible for ensuring the CE they complete is clinical in nature and meets the requirements in Chapter 3 of the Rules. The Board will not accept practice-building or business-management content.SourceWY Board of Dental Examiners CE page — no pre-approval framework.[1] |
Physicians are responsible for retaining CME documentation and producing it on request. Requirements include course title, dates, hours, sponsoring organization, and accrediting body.
The Board may grant a CE waiver to a licensee who requests one and demonstrates extenuating circumstances (typically circumstances that prevent the licensee from both practicing and obtaining CE).
New-licensee proration: a dentist first licensed in an even year owes only 8 hours (still including the 3-hour controlled-substance prescribing hours) at the first renewal; a dentist first licensed in an odd year (e.g., 2025) owes no CE at the first renewal.
Atlas CME tracks your hours, maps them to your state requirements, and reminds you before your the calendar year 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.
“3 of those 16 hours MUST be related to the responsible prescribing of controlled substances”WY Board of Dental Examiners CE page
“The required BLS is in addition to your 16 hour requirement. BLS hours cannot count toward your 16 hour requirement.”WY Board of Dental Examiners CE page