License renewal · Minnesota

Dental Hygienist License Renewal in Minnesota

The Minnesota Board of Dentistry sets the rules. Renewal: every 2 years (biennial, 24-month term); deadline: the last day of the licensee's birth month, in an even-numbered year for an even-numbered birth year or an odd-numbered year for an odd-numbered birth year. Continuing education: 25 hours of professional development per biennial cycle (called 'professional development'). 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, 24-month term) — the last day of the licensee's birth month, in an even-numbered year for an even-numbered birth year or an odd-numbered year for an odd-numbered birth year

Source: revisor.mn.gov · revisor.mn.gov

Continuing education

25 hours of professional development per biennial cycle (called 'professional development').

At least 15 hours must be fundamental activities (clinical subjects, a mandatory infection control course, or board-approved activities)
An infection control course is mandatory for each licensee to maintain licensure

Hours earned in excess of the requirement must not be carried forward to the next biennial cycle; No more than 10 hours may be elective activities

Source: revisor.mn.gov

CPR / BLS

The application must require the licensee or registrant to certify compliance with maintaining a consecutive and current CPR certification.

Source: revisor.mn.gov

Late renewal and lapse

Applications received after the deadline are assessed a late fee equal to 25 percent of the biennial renewal fee (Minn. Stat. 150A.091 subd. 7); the licensee must renew within 30 days of the expiration date or the Board administratively terminates the license and right to practice, after which reinstatement under Minn. R. 3100.1850 requires professional development evidence, documentation of current CPR certification and the reinstatement fees.

Source: revisor.mn.gov · revisor.mn.gov

Verify a license

We could not confirm the official lookup page for Minnesota; 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

“is valid from the first day of the month following expiration for 24 months until renewed or terminated” — revisor.mn.gov
“paying the required fee to the board no later than the last day of the licensee's or registrant's birth month, which is the application deadline” — revisor.mn.gov
“in either the following even-numbered year for an even-numbered birthdate year or the following odd-numbered year for an odd-numbered birthdate year” — revisor.mn.gov
“is 50 hours for dentists and dental therapists and 25 hours for dental hygienists and licensed dental assistants.” — revisor.mn.gov
“at least 15 hours must be fundamental activities and no more than ten hours can be elective activities.” — revisor.mn.gov
“An infection control course is mandatory for each licensee to maintain licensure.” — revisor.mn.gov
“must not be carried forward to the next biennial cycle.” — revisor.mn.gov
“the licensee may request to the board in writing an extension of time at least seven days before the end of the licensee's biennial cycle.” — revisor.mn.gov
“the board shall administratively terminate the licensee's license.” — revisor.mn.gov
“The application must require the licensee or registrant to certify compliance with maintaining a consecutive and current CPR certification.” — revisor.mn.gov
“must renew the licensee's or registrant's license or registration within 30 days of the license's or registration's expiration date.” — revisor.mn.gov
“the board shall administratively terminate the license or registration and the right to practice.” — revisor.mn.gov
“must be assessed a late fee equal to 25 percent of the biennial renewal fee.” — revisor.mn.gov
“(3) dental hygienist, $200;” — revisor.mn.gov
“documentation of current CPR certification.” — revisor.mn.gov
“College course credit is limited to five hours for each college course completed within a cycle” — revisor.mn.gov
“Each licensee shall establish a portfolio to record, monitor, and retain documentation of fundamental and elective professional development activities.” — revisor.mn.gov
“Fundamental activities for an initial or biennial cycle must directly relate to clinical dental services to patients.” — revisor.mn.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.