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Dental Hygienist License Renewal in Hawaii

The Board of Dentistry (Professional and Vocational Licensing Division, DCCA) sets the rules. Renewal: every 2 years (biennial); deadline: December 31 of every odd-numbered year (next: December 31, 2027). Continuing education: 20 hours per biennium (calendar years preceding the odd-year renewal). Each fact below is quoted from an official state source, linked beside it, and was checked on 2026-10-12. Confirm with the board before you rely on it: rules change.

Renewal cycle and deadline

every 2 years (biennial) — December 31 of every odd-numbered year (next: December 31, 2027)

Source: cca.hawaii.gov · cca.hawaii.gov

Continuing education

20 hours per biennium (calendar years preceding the odd-year renewal).

  • At least 11 clinical hours (more than one-half of the required hours)
  • At least 2 ethics hours
  • At least 1 BLS hour (not more than 4)

BLS credit is limited to a maximum of four CE hours per biennium and does not count toward the clinical hours; Volunteer hours limited to four CE hours per biennium; Practice-building/marketing courses are listed by the Board as a common audit deficiency

Source: cca.hawaii.gov · cca.hawaii.gov

CPR / BLS

Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers course sponsored by the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association (or a Board-approved sponsor), with hands-on component; a general CPR course is not sufficient

Source: cca.hawaii.gov · cca.hawaii.gov

Late renewal and lapse

License is automatically forfeited if not renewed on time; a forfeited license may be restored within two years of expiration on application plus renewal fees, penalty fees and compliance resolution fund fees (amounts not stated in sources read).

Verify a license

The board's public lookup: mypvl.dcca.hawaii.gov

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

  • “Board of Dentistry - DCCA Hawaii” — cca.hawaii.gov
  • “(Renew by December 31 of every odd-numbered year)” — cca.hawaii.gov
  • “All licenses, regardless of issuance date, are subject to renewal by December 31 of every odd-numbered year.” — cca.hawaii.gov
  • “not later than December 31 of each odd-numbered year, each licensee shall have completed” — cca.hawaii.gov
  • “All other dental hygienists shall have completed twenty CE hours.” — cca.hawaii.gov
  • “20 total 10 total Exempt (HAR §16-79-146(2)(B))” — cca.hawaii.gov
  • “At least 11 clinical” — cca.hawaii.gov
  • “Ethics course of at least two hours per biennium for dental hygienists” — cca.hawaii.gov
  • “At least 1 BLS*, not more than 4” — cca.hawaii.gov
  • “Shall be limited to a maximum of four CE hours per biennium” — cca.hawaii.gov
  • “Shall be a Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers course” — cca.hawaii.gov
  • “Shall be completed, continuously current, and include a hands-on component” — cca.hawaii.gov
  • “Completion of a general CPR course will not be sufficient.” — cca.hawaii.gov
  • “shall cause the license to be automatically forfeited” — cca.hawaii.gov
  • “restored within two years after the date of expiration upon compliance with the licensing renewal requirements provided by law” — cca.hawaii.gov
  • “Dental Hygienist (DH) – active status - $164.00” — cca.hawaii.gov
  • “Confirm the active status and standing of any professional license” — cca.hawaii.gov

Checked 2026-10-12. 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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