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Dental Hygienist License Renewal in Kansas

The Kansas Dental Board sets the rules. Renewal: every 2 years (biennial); deadline: On or before December 1 of the year in which the licensee's license expires (license expires December 1 of the year specified by the board). Continuing education: 30 hours of continuing dental education courses that qualify for credit, each completed in the 24 months immediately preceding license expiration. 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) — On or before December 1 of the year in which the licensee's license expires (license expires December 1 of the year specified by the board)

Source: ksrevisor.gov

Continuing education

30 hours of continuing dental education courses that qualify for credit, each completed in the 24 months immediately preceding license expiration.

  • at least 1 of the 30 hours in ethics

An extension of time to complete CE may be granted by the board for good cause. Hours from the BCLS certificate may be applied toward the CE requirement.

Source: sos.ks.gov · ksrevisor.gov

CPR / BLS

Each licensee shall submit to the board, with the license renewal application, a current “basic cardiac life support for the health care provider” certificate from the American heart association or a current certificate deemed equivalent by the board from a provider approved by the board.

Source: sos.ks.gov

Late renewal and lapse

A renewal received between February 1 and March 1 requires the renewal application, biennial renewal fee, a penalty fee of not to exceed $500 as fixed by Board rule, and proof of completed CE. A license is automatically canceled if the holder fails to apply for and obtain renewal prior to March 1 of the year following the December in which the renewal application is due.

Source: ksrevisor.gov

Verify a license

We could not confirm the official lookup page for Kansas; start from the board's site.

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 Kansas dental board may adopt such rules and regulations” — ksrevisor.gov
  • “and shall be renewed on a biennial basis.” — ksrevisor.gov
  • “shall expire on December 1 of the year specified by the board for the expiration of the license” — ksrevisor.gov
  • “On or before December 1 of the year in which the licensee's license expires, the licensee shall transmit to the board a renewal application” — ksrevisor.gov
  • “at least 30 hours of continuing dental education courses that qualify for credit. At least one of these hours shall be in ethics.” — sos.ks.gov
  • “Each course shall have been completed in the 24-month period immediately preceding the date of expiration of the dental hygienist license.” — sos.ks.gov
  • “An extension of time to complete a continuing education requirement may be granted by the board if it finds that good cause has been shown.” — sos.ks.gov
  • “evidence of satisfactory completion of a program of continuing education required by the board” — ksrevisor.gov
  • “a current “basic cardiac life support for the health care provider” certificate from the American heart association” — sos.ks.gov
  • “The continuing education hours for either certificate may be applied to the” — sos.ks.gov
  • “shall automatically be canceled if the holder thereof fails to apply for and obtain renewal prior to March 1” — ksrevisor.gov
  • “may obtain renewal, prior to February 1, by submitting to the board the required renewal application, payment of the biennial renewal fee and proof” — ksrevisor.gov
  • “payment of a penalty fee of not to exceed $500 as fixed by rules and regulations by the board” — ksrevisor.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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