The CE tracker built for RDHs.
You earned the license. Keeping it shouldn’t mean counting CE hours in a spreadsheet that can’t read your state board’s rules. Log a course once and DentaReady tallies your hours by category, stores every certificate, and tells you exactly what’s left before renewal.
Free for your first 3 documents · no card required
RDH CE tracking in three steps
Tell DentaReady where you’re licensed. It loads that board’s current CE requirement for hygienists automatically.
Title, hours, delivery type, and a photo of the certificate. The tracker does the category math from there.
See exactly how many hours and which topics you still need, and export verified proof whenever an office or board asks.
Everything an RDH’s CE tracker should do
Pick the state you’re licensed in and the tracker loads that board’s exact RDH requirement, total hours, mandated topics, live vs. self-study caps, and CPR, so it knows what actually counts toward renewal.
Log a course once. DentaReady adds up your CE hours by topic and delivery type and flags the caps, so a 2-hour infection-control requirement never slips through a 20-hour total.
Every certificate of completion stored encrypted and searchable. If your board pulls your renewal for a random audit, it’s a two-minute export instead of an email hunt.
Alerts ahead of your license, CPR/BLS, and CE deadlines, because they all expire on different clocks and none of them wait for you.
Licensed in more than one state? Track each RDH license’s hours, cycle, and mandated topics side by side, no shared totals, no surprises.
Export a verified PDF packet of your CE and credentials to any office, DSO, or temp agency by email, link, or share sheet.
Why hygienists outgrow the spreadsheet
A spreadsheet counts to a number. It won’t warn you that half your hours can’t be self-study, that your board requires an infection-control or ethics course you haven’t taken, or that your CPR card expires before your renewal date. You can hit the headline hour count and still fail the audit. A CE tracker that knows your state’s actual RDH rules catches the gap early, while there’s still time to take a live course instead of scrambling the week before the deadline.
Read: RDH continuing education requirements, explained →RDH CE tracker FAQ
What is an RDH CE tracker?
An RDH CE tracker is a tool built for registered dental hygienists that logs your continuing-education courses, tallies your CE hours against your state board’s renewal rules, and stores your certificates, so you always know exactly what you still need before your license expires.
Is there a free CE tracker for dental hygienists?
Yes. DentaReady is free for your first 3 documents, with unlimited CE tracking on DentaReady Pro at $19.99/year. When an organization invites you, the clinician app is free.
How many CE hours does an RDH need?
It depends entirely on your state, most boards require somewhere between 12 and 30 hours per renewal cycle, often with mandated topics and limits on self-study. DentaReady loads your state’s exact figure so you don’t have to guess. You can also look it up on our CE requirements by state pages.
Can it track CE across multiple state licenses?
Yes. If you hold RDH licenses in more than one state, DentaReady tracks each one’s requirement, renewal cycle, and mandated topics separately and side by side, since hours rarely transfer between states.
Does it store my certificates for a board audit?
Yes. Every certificate of completion lives in an encrypted vault. If your board requests proof in a random audit, you export a complete, point-in-time record in a couple of minutes.
Will it remind me before my CE or license expires?
Yes. DentaReady sends reminders ahead of your license, CPR/BLS, and CE deadlines so nothing lapses while you’re busy seeing patients.