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Dental Hygienist License Renewal in New Jersey

The New Jersey State Board of Dentistry (Division of Consumer Affairs) sets the rules. Renewal: every two years (biennial); deadline: December 31 of odd-numbered years. Continuing education: 20 hours per biennial licensing period. Each fact below is quoted from an official state source, linked beside it, and was checked on 2026-10-09. Confirm with the board before you rely on it: rules change.

Renewal cycle and deadline

every two years (biennial) — December 31 of odd-numbered years

Source: nj.gov

Continuing education

20 hours per biennial licensing period.

  • 3 hours CPR
  • 1 hour professional ethics and New Jersey law
  • 1 hour prescription opioids
  • 1 hour infection control and prevention

Electronic media distance learning capped at 10 hours for hygienists; reduced/exempt for recent graduates

Source: njconsumeraffairs.gov

CPR / BLS

Three hours in CPR are among the six mandatory CE hours; the sources checked do not state a separate current-certification requirement.

Late renewal and lapse

May renew for thirty days after expiration with a $100 late fee; thirty-one days after expiration the license is automatically placed in suspended status without further notice.

Source: nj.gov

Verify a license

We could not confirm the official lookup page for New Jersey; 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

  • “Registered dental hygienist licenses expire every two years, on December 31 of odd-numbered years.” — nj.gov
  • “including six mandatory hours: three hours in CPR, one hour in professional ethics and New Jersey law, one hour in prescription opioids” — njconsumeraffairs.gov
  • “and one hour in infection control and prevention.” — njconsumeraffairs.gov
  • “the dental hygienist must take a minimum of 20 hours of continuing education in the biennial licensing period preceding renewal” — njconsumeraffairs.gov
  • “credit for electronic media distance learning is capped at 20 hours for dentists, 10 hours for hygienists” — njconsumeraffairs.gov
  • “You may renew for thirty days after your license expires and pay a late fee of $100.” — nj.gov
  • “Thirty one days after your license expires it will be automatically placed in suspended status without further notice to you.” — nj.gov

Checked 2026-10-09. 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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