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Dental Hygienist License Renewal in Louisiana

The Louisiana State Board of Dentistry sets the rules. Renewal: biennial (every 2 years); deadline: All online renewal payments must be completed by 11:59 PM, December 31, 2026, to avoid a late fee (board renewal page for licenses expiring December 31, 2026; LAC 46:XXXIII.409 says licenses 'expire on December 31 of each calendar year of the renewal period'). Continuing education: 20 hours of continuing education during each 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

biennial (every 2 years) — All online renewal payments must be completed by 11:59 PM, December 31, 2026, to avoid a late fee (board renewal page for licenses expiring December 31, 2026; LAC 46:XXXIII.409 says licenses 'expire on December 31 of each calendar year of the renewal period')

Source: lsbd.org · lsbd.org · lsbd.org

Continuing education

20 hours of continuing education during each renewal period.

  • 12 hours of personally-attended clinical courses pertaining to the actual delivery of dental or dental hygiene services to patients
  • 8 hours of clinical courses that may be done in person, online or via correspondence (online/correspondence courses must require a passing written examination at the end)
  • BLS certification must be maintained and BLS/ACLS/PALS cards uploaded to the CPR section of CE Broker; an approved BLS course counts as 3 personally attended clinical hours

Continuing education ordered as a result of disciplinary matters does not count unless authorized in a consent decree or board order; No credit for activities directed primarily to persons preparing for licensure in Louisiana

Source: lsbd.org · lsbd.org

CPR / BLS

All licensees are required to maintiain BLS certification at all times. (typo as printed on the board page)

Source: lsbd.org · lsbd.org · legis.la.gov

Late renewal and lapse

Delinquency fee of $100 in addition to the renewal fee for any dental hygienist license (LAC 46:XXXIII.419); reinstatement of a hygienist license that has lapsed by non-renewal is $250. Online payments must be completed by 11:59 PM December 31 to avoid the late fee.

Source: lsbd.org

Verify a license

The board's public lookup: lsbd.org

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

  • “A. All nonrestricted licenses shall be renewed biennially and will expire on December 31 of each calendar year of the renewal period.” — lsbd.org
  • “All online renewal payments must be completed by 11:59 PM, December 31, 2026, to avoid a late fee.” — lsbd.org
  • “must be postmarked back to the Board office by December 31, 2026, to avoid a delinquent fee.” — lsbd.org
  • “each dental hygienist shall complete a minimum of 20 hours of continuing education during each renewal period” — lsbd.org
  • “12 hours of personally-attended clinical courses pertaining to the actual delivery of dental or dental hygiene services to patients;” — lsbd.org
  • “that may be done in person, online or via correspondence;” — lsbd.org
  • “if done online or via correspondence the courses must require the successful completion of a written examination at the conclusion of the course.” — lsbd.org
  • “Dental hygienists will be awarded three clinical credit hours for successful completion of cardiopulmonary resuscitation course” — lsbd.org
  • “All renewing licensees must report their completed continuing education no later than December 31.” — lsbd.org
  • “All continuing education requirements for license renewal may be found in Chapter 16 of the Board Rules .” — lsbd.org
  • “All licensees are required to maintiain BLS certification at all times.” — lsbd.org
  • “Courses which are entirely online are never accepted.” — lsbd.org
  • “delinquency fee in addition to renewal fee for any dental hygienist license⎯$100;” — lsbd.org
  • “reinstatement of a dental hygienist license which has been suspended, revoked, or which has lapsed by nonrenewal⎯$250;” — lsbd.org
  • “HYGIENISTS License by examination $180 License by credentials $830 Biennial license renewal fee $230” — lsbd.org
  • “biennial renewal fee for dental hygienists⎯$220;” — lsbd.org
  • “Possess a current certificate in the American Heart Association cardiopulmonary resuscitation health care provider course” — legis.la.gov
  • “The information provided on this page is considered primary source verification of current licensure.” — member-base.net
  • “will be awarded 72 hours of clinical continuing dental hygiene education.” — lsbd.org
  • “shall be eligible for two hours of clinical continuing education for treating a donated dental service patient (pro bono)” — lsbd.org
  • “The maximum number of hours will be no more than four in any two-year biennial renewal period” — lsbd.org
  • “Continuing education ordered as a result of disciplinary matters shall not serve as credit for mandatory continuing education” — lsbd.org
  • “No credit will be given for activities directed primarily to persons preparing for licensure in Louisiana.” — lsbd.org
  • “ALL BLS, ACLS, AND PALS CARDS MUST BE UPLOADED INTO THE CPR SECTION IN CE BROKER.” — lsbd.org
  • “Completions are then forwarded to the Board” — lsbd.org

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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