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Dental Hygienist License Renewal in Oklahoma

The Oklahoma Board of Dentistry sets the rules. Renewal: annually (license January 1 through December 31); continuing education due every two years; deadline: On or before the last day of December of each year. Continuing education: 20 hours per two-year continuing education period (current period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027). 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

annually (license January 1 through December 31); continuing education due every two years — On or before the last day of December of each year

Source: oklahoma.gov · oklahoma.gov

Continuing education

20 hours per two-year continuing education period (current period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027).

  • A live, in-person cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) class approved by the Board
  • An ethics class approved by the Board

No more than 10 of the 20 hours may be completed online.

Source: oklahoma.gov · oklahoma.gov

CPR / BLS

a live, in-person cardiopulmonary resuscitation class approved by the Board

Source: oklahoma.gov · oklahoma.gov

Late renewal and lapse

If the annual renewal fee is not paid within two months after January 1, the Board notifies the licensee that the license will be officially canceled as of April 1. A canceled license may be reinstated at any time within five years of expiration on payment of the annual renewal fee and a penalty fee set by Board rule; the Board may require training or CE be met first.

Source: oklahoma.gov

Verify a license

The board's public lookup: oklahoma.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

  • “Every license or permit issued by the Board shall begin on January 1 and expire on December 31 of each year.” — oklahoma.gov
  • “On or before the last day of December of each year, every dentist, dental hygienist, dental assistant” — oklahoma.gov
  • “Continuing education requirements shall be due at the end of each two-year period.” — oklahoma.gov
  • “Dental hygienists shall complete twenty (20) hours of continuing education with no more than ten (10) hours to be completed online.” — oklahoma.gov
  • “The current reporting period is July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027.” — oklahoma.gov
  • “Hygienist - Will need to complete 20 hrs. Below are required: BLS / CPR Ethics” — oklahoma.gov
  • “a live, in-person cardiopulmonary resuscitation class approved by the Board” — oklahoma.gov
  • “an ethics class approved by the Board” — oklahoma.gov
  • “Your total number of hours should include your BLS and Ethics.” — oklahoma.gov
  • “practice-management-related courses not to exceed four (4) hours for a dentist or two (2) hours for a dental hygienist” — oklahoma.gov
  • “the license or permit will be officially canceled as of April 1” — oklahoma.gov
  • “to pay the annual renewal fee within two (2) months after January 1 of each year” — oklahoma.gov
  • “may be reinstated by the Board at any time within five (5) years from the date of the expiration of the license” — oklahoma.gov
  • “upon payment of the annual renewal fee and a penalty fee established by the rules of the Board” — oklahoma.gov
  • “not to exceed seven (7) hours for a dentist or four (4) hours for a dental hygienist” — oklahoma.gov
  • “the Board of Dentistry began using CE Broker for all CE entries” — oklahoma.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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