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Dental Hygienist License Renewal in Georgia

The Georgia Board of Dentistry sets the rules. Renewal: biennial; deadline: by the last day of December in odd-numbered years. Continuing education: 22 hours per biennium. 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 — by the last day of December in odd-numbered years

Source: gbd.georgia.gov

Continuing education

22 hours per biennium.

  • At least 11 hours in person

Source: rules.sos.ga.gov

CPR / BLS

Hygienists must hold current certification in one- and two-rescuer CPR and management of obstructed airway for adults, children and infants; current certification is a condition for license renewal.

Source: rules.sos.ga.gov

Late renewal and lapse

It is against the law to practice dental hygiene with a lapsed/expired license; continuing to practice is subject to a fine and disciplinary action; an expired license must be reinstated before practice resumes.

Source: gbd.georgia.gov

Verify a license

The board's public lookup: gadch.mylicense.com

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

  • “the licensee will be required to renew by the last day of December in ODD numbered years” — gbd.georgia.gov
  • “a minimum of twenty-two (22) hours of continuing education during each biennium.” — rules.sos.ga.gov
  • “at least eleven (11) of the required twenty-two (22) hours of credit must be acquired in person.” — rules.sos.ga.gov
  • “Current certification is a condition for license renewal.” — rules.sos.ga.gov
  • “Compliance with all continuing education requirements is a condition for license renewal.” — rules.sos.ga.gov
  • “It is against the law to practice dental hygiene with a lapsed/expired license.” — gbd.georgia.gov
  • “An individual who continues to practice with a lapsed/expired license is subject to a fine and disciplinary action.” — gbd.georgia.gov
  • “Verify a License” — gbd.georgia.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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