License renewal · South Dakota

Dental Hygienist License Renewal in South Dakota

The South Dakota State Board of Dentistry sets the rules. Renewal: annual license renewal; CE is reported on a 5-year cycle; deadline: July 1 each year. Continuing education: 75 hours of board-approved CE per five-year licensure cycle. 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

annual license renewal; CE is reported on a 5-year cycle — July 1 each year

Source: sdlegislature.gov

Continuing education

75 hours of board-approved CE per five-year licensure cycle.

Five of the 75 hours must be dental radiography continuing education

Dental radiography credit limited to 20 hours per cycle; Nutrition limited to 15 hours per cycle; Practice management limited to 10 hours per cycle; Home study limited to 30 hours per cycle; CPR limited to 15 hours per cycle

Source: sdlegislature.gov · sdlegislature.gov

CPR / BLS

current cardiopulmonary resuscitation card from the American Heart Association for the Healthcare Provider, the American Red Cross for the Professional Rescuer, or an equivalent program approved by the board; Board states the course must include a hands-on skills assessment

Source: sdlegislature.gov · sdlegislature.gov · sdboardofdentistry.org

Late renewal and lapse

Failure to renew on or before July 1 constitutes a suspension of the license (SDCL 36-6A-52).

Source: sdlegislature.gov

Verify a license

The board's public lookup: www.sdboardofdentistry.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

“South Dakota State Board of Dentistry” — sdboardofdentistry.org
“Dentistry, State Board of” — boardsandcommissions.sd.gov
“by July first and display an annual license certificate” — sdlegislature.gov
“on or before the first day of July each year” — sdlegislature.gov
“A dental hygienist shall complete at least 75 hours of board approved continuing education in each five-year licensure cycle.” — sdlegislature.gov
“Five hours of the required 75 hours must be dental radiography continuing education.” — sdlegislature.gov
“Credit for home study continuing education is limited to 30 hours per five-year licensure cycle.” — sdlegislature.gov
“Credit for cardiopulmonary resuscitation continuing education is limited to 15 hours per five-year licensure cycle.” — sdlegislature.gov
“Credit for practice management continuing education is limited to 10 hours per five-year licensure cycle.” — sdlegislature.gov
“shall maintain a current cardiopulmonary resuscitation card from the American Heart Association for the Healthcare Provider” — sdlegislature.gov
“Dental Hygienists must maintain a current cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) card.” — sdboardofdentistry.org
“and include a hands-on skills assessment.” — sdboardofdentistry.org
“Every five years of licensure or registration, each licensee or registrant shall provide the board evidence” — sdlegislature.gov
“Failure of a licensee or registrant to renew a license or registration on or before the first day of July constitutes a suspension” — sdlegislature.gov
“annual registration fee of ninety-five dollars plus a continuing education fee of twenty dollars” — sdlegislature.gov
“You may search our database of dentists, dental hygienists, registered dental assistants and dental radiographers that are licensed or registered in South Dakota.” — sdboardofdentistry.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.