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Dental hygiene license renewal by state

Everything you need to renew your dental hygiene license: the renewal deadline, the CE hours required, the renewal cycle, and a link to the official state board renewal portal. Pick your state for the full step-by-step. Track yours automatically, free →

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Alabama 12 CE hrs every year Due Sep 30 Alaska 20 CE hrs every 2 years Due Feb 28, odd yrs Arizona 45 CE hrs every 3 years Due Birth month Arkansas 40 CE hrs every 2 years Due Jan 1, even yrs California 25 CE hrs every 2 years Due Birth month Colorado 30 CE hrs every 2 years Due Feb 28, even yrs Connecticut 16 CE hrs every year Due Birth month Delaware 24 CE hrs every 2 years Due May 31, even yrs District of Columbia 20 CE hrs every 2 years Due Birth month Florida 24 CE hrs every 2 years Due Feb 28, even yrs Georgia 22 CE hrs every 2 years Due Dec 31, odd yrs Hawaii 20 CE hrs every 2 years Due Dec 31, odd yrs Idaho 30 CE hrs every 2 years Due Mar 31, odd yrs Illinois 36 CE hrs every 3 years Due Sep 30 Indiana 19 CE hrs every 2 years Due Mar 1, even yrs Iowa 30 CE hrs every 2 years Due Aug 31, odd yrs Kansas 30 CE hrs every 2 years Due Dec 1 Kentucky 30 CE hrs every 2 years Due Dec 31, even yrs Louisiana 20 CE hrs every 2 years Due Dec 31, odd yrs Maine 30 CE hrs every 2 years Due Dec 31, even yrs Maryland 30 CE hrs every 2 years Due Jun 30 Massachusetts 20 CE hrs every 2 years Due Mar 31, odd yrs Michigan 36 CE hrs every 3 years Due Aug 31 Minnesota 25 CE hrs every 2 years Due Birth month Mississippi 20 CE hrs every 2 years Due Dec 31, even yrs Missouri 30 CE hrs every 2 years Due Nov 30, even yrs Montana 36 CE hrs every year Due Mar 1 Nebraska 30 CE hrs every 2 years Due Mar 1, odd yrs Nevada 30 CE hrs every 2 years Due Jun 30, even yrs New Hampshire 20 CE hrs every 2 years Due Apr 1, odd yrs New Jersey 20 CE hrs every 2 years Due Dec 31, odd yrs New Mexico 45 CE hrs every 3 years Due Jun 30 New York 24 CE hrs every 3 years Due Birth month North Carolina 6 CE hrs every year Due Dec 31 North Dakota 16 CE hrs every 2 years Due Dec 31, odd yrs Ohio 20 CE hrs every 2 years Due Dec 31, odd yrs Oklahoma 20 CE hrs every year Due Dec 31 Oregon 24 CE hrs every 2 years Due Sep 30 Pennsylvania 20 CE hrs every 2 years Due Mar 31, odd yrs Rhode Island 20 CE hrs every 2 years Due Jun 30, even yrs South Carolina 14 CE hrs every 2 years Due Mar 1, odd yrs South Dakota 75 CE hrs every year Due Jul 1 Tennessee 30 CE hrs every 2 years Due Birth month Texas 24 CE hrs every 2 years Due every 2 years Utah 30 CE hrs every 2 years Due May 31, even yrs Vermont 18 CE hrs every 2 years Due Sep 30, odd yrs Virginia 15 CE hrs every year Due Birth month Washington 15 CE hrs every year Due Birth month West Virginia 20 CE hrs every year Due Feb 1, even yrs Wisconsin 12 CE hrs every 2 years Due Sep 30, odd yrs Wyoming 16 CE hrs every 2 years Due Dec 31, odd yrs

How dental hygiene license renewal works

To keep practicing, every registered dental hygienist has to renew their license with the state board on a set cycle, most commonly every 2 years. Renewal almost always has two parts: completing the required continuing-education (CE) hours for the cycle, and submitting the renewal application and fee to the board before the deadline. Miss the deadline and most boards charge a late fee and move the license to an expired or inactive status until you renew.

The exact CE hours, mandated topics, and renewal deadline differ by state, which is why hygienists licensed in more than one place have to track each separately. Pick your state above for the deadline, the CE you need, and the official renewal portal, or read the full renewal guide →