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Dental Hygienist License Renewal in Florida

The Florida Board of Dentistry (Florida Department of Health) sets the rules. Renewal: biennial (two-year licensure cycle); deadline: no later than midnight, Eastern Time, on February 28, 2028 (current cycle). Continuing education: 24 hours per biennium (22 general + 2 medical error). Each fact below is quoted from an official state source, linked beside it, and was checked on 2026-10-09. Confirm with the board before you rely on it: rules change.

Renewal cycle and deadline

biennial (two-year licensure cycle) — no later than midnight, Eastern Time, on February 28, 2028 (current cycle)

Source: floridasdentistry.gov

Continuing education

24 hours per biennium (22 general + 2 medical error).

  • 2 hours Medical Error
  • 2 hours Domestic Violence, due every third biennium in addition to the 24-hour requirement
  • First renewal only: 2 hours HIV/AIDS
  • Current CPR certification (0 CE hours; must be a live course)

Source: floridasdentistry.gov

CPR / BLS

Must have a current CPR certification. Must also be a live course.

Source: floridasdentistry.gov

Late renewal and lapse

Failure to renew by the expiration date places the license in delinquent status; a delinquent fee is assessed in addition to renewal fees; failure by a delinquent licensee to renew before the end of the current licensure cycle renders the license null and void.

Source: floridasdentistry.gov

Verify a license

The board's public lookup: mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us

For the office manager

The renewal is the hygienist's to complete, but a lapsed license is the practice's problem on the schedule. Keep each hygienist's expiry date where an alert reaches both of you well before it, long enough for any CE still owed. The free renewal calendar makes reminders for your own calendar; LVL Up Performance keeps the dates on each staff record and alerts ahead. Neither tracks CE hours or checks anything with the board.

Sources, quoted

  • “Licensed Dental Hygienists are required to renew their license no later than midnight, Eastern Time, on February 28, 2028.” — floridasdentistry.gov
  • “Any licensee whose license has been inactive for more than two consecutive biennial licensure cycles” — floridasdentistry.gov
  • “REQUIRED SUBJECT AREA REQUIRED NUMBER OF HOURS IMPORTANT INFORMATION General Hours 22 Medical Error 2” — floridasdentistry.gov
  • “Domestic Violence 2 Due every third biennium in addition to the 24 hour requirement.” — floridasdentistry.gov
  • “If you are newly licensed and renewing your license for the first time you are only required to complete 2 hours of HIV/AIDS” — floridasdentistry.gov
  • “Current CPR Certification 0 Must have a current CPR certification. Must also be a live course” — floridasdentistry.gov
  • “Failure to renew an active or inactive license by the expiration date will result in the license being placed in delinquent status.” — floridasdentistry.gov
  • “Failure by a delinquent licensee to renew before the expiration of the current licensure cycle renders the license null and void” — floridasdentistry.gov
  • “a delinquent fee will be assessed in addition to all applicable renewal fees.” — floridasdentistry.gov
  • “Verify a License” — floridasdentistry.gov

Checked 2026-10-09. Something out of date? Write to mauricio@lvlupperformance.com and we will fix it. This page is information, not legal advice.

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