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Dental Hygienist License Renewal in Indiana

The Indiana State Board of Dentistry (Indiana Professional Licensing Agency) sets the rules. Renewal: every 2 years; deadline: March 1 of even-numbered years. Continuing education: 19 hours of continuing education per two-year renewal period. 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 — March 1 of even-numbered years

Source: in.gov

Continuing education

19 hours of continuing education per two-year renewal period.

  • One-half of the continuing education must be in live presentations or live workshops
  • A basic life support course through a program approved by the Board for each renewal period (only 2 hours of BLS may count toward the credit-hour requirement)
  • A 2-hour course covering ethics, professional responsibility and the Indiana statutes and administrative rules per renewal period

No more than 5 credit hours may be earned in courses relating specifically to practice management; Online pre-recorded self-study with no live interaction counts only as one-half the CE requirement (distance learning); online webinars with presenter interaction count as live; The board page lists these as not required to complete CE: a person whose initial license was issued within the example window (March 2, 2024 to March 1, 2026), a graduate student or person in a residency program offered by an approved organization, and a person the Board determines unable to practice dental hygiene due to a disability

Source: in.gov

CPR / BLS

Dental Hygienists are required to complete a course in basic life support through a program approved by the Board for each renewal period.

Source: in.gov

Late renewal and lapse

The board page states a fee of $150.00 for renewal of a dental hygiene license expired more than three years, and that a license expired three or more years must be reinstated (CE since expiry, CPR card, statement of practice, possible Board appearance). No late-fee amount for a license expired less than three years is stated on the page.

Source: in.gov

Verify a license

The board's public lookup: mylicense.in.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

  • “Renewal of Dental Hygiene License (every two years - due March 1 of even-numbered years)” — in.gov
  • “All Dental Hygienist licenses for the Indiana State Board of Dentistry expires on March 1of even-numbered years” — in.gov
  • “Dental Hygienists are required to have completed nineteen (19) hours of continuing education” — in.gov
  • “required to complete one-half of their continuing education in live presentations or live workshops.” — in.gov
  • “a two (2) hour course which covers Ethics, Professional Responsibility and the Indiana Statutes and Administrative Rules per renewal period” — in.gov
  • “Dental Hygienists are required to complete a course in basic life support through a program approved by the Board for each renewal period.” — in.gov
  • “Only two (2) hours for basic life support may be applied toward the credit hour requirement during each renewal period.” — in.gov
  • “may not earn more than five (5) credit hours toward the requirements under this section” — in.gov
  • “can only be counted as one-half the continuing education requirement for dentists and dental hygienists as distance learning.” — in.gov
  • “If your license has been expired for three or more years, you must reinstate your license to practice.” — in.gov
  • “Renewal of Dental Hygiene License - expired more than three (3) years $150.00” — in.gov
  • “Renewal of Dental Hygiene License (every two years - due March 1 of even-numbered years) $50.00” — in.gov
  • “Please enter search criteria below to start your search” — mylicense.in.gov
  • “A person who is determined by the Board as being unable to practice dental hygiene due to a disability.” — in.gov
  • “Example: Initial license was issued from March 2, 2024 to March 1, 2026.” — in.gov
  • “A graduate student or a person in a residency program offered by an approved organization.” — in.gov
  • “Proof of continuing education since your license expired” — in.gov
  • “Copy of current CPR card. It will count for no more than (2) hours of your continuing education requirements.” — in.gov
  • “you may be scheduled to appear before the Board.” — in.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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