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Dental Hygienist License Renewal in Vermont

The Board of Dental Examiners (Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State) sets the rules. Renewal: every 2 years (biennial); deadline: September 30 of odd-numbered years (OPR fee/date chart for the Dental profession group). Continuing education: 18 hours of Board-approved continuing education during the preceding 2-year renewal 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

every 2 years (biennial) — September 30 of odd-numbered years (OPR fee/date chart for the Dental profession group)

Source: outside.vermont.gov · legislature.vermont.gov · outside.vermont.gov

Continuing education

18 hours of Board-approved continuing education during the preceding 2-year renewal cycle.

  • Emergency office procedures course (2 hours minimum)
  • CPR course

No more than 2 hours each may be counted per renewal for a basic life support/basic CPR course or for an emergency office procedures course

Source: legislature.vermont.gov

CPR / BLS

CPR course: a program provided by a DANB-approved CPR provider that requires a hands-on examination, or current Vermont EMT/AEMT/paramedic licensure

Source: outside.vermont.gov · outside.vermont.gov

Late renewal and lapse

License becomes inactive if not renewed by midnight on the expiration date; practicing while lapsed violates 3 V.S.A. 127; late renewals are subject to reinstatement penalty fees. Fee: Reinstatement penalty fees apply (amount not stated on pages read).

Source: outside.vermont.gov

Verify a license

The board's public lookup: sos.vermont.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

  • “Administrative Rules of the Board of Dental Examiners” — outside.vermont.gov
  • “Licenses are valid for fixed 2-year periods.” — outside.vermont.gov
  • “Licenses and registrations shall be renewed every two years on a schedule determined” — legislature.vermont.gov
  • “015 - Dental Hygienist $245 $200” — outside.vermont.gov
  • “September 30th of Odd” — outside.vermont.gov
  • “(1) 18 hours of continuing education, including the emergency office procedures course (2 hours minimum) and the CPR course, during the preceding 2-year renewal cycle” — outside.vermont.gov
  • “Active practice of at least 100 hours or 50 continuing education credits” — outside.vermont.gov
  • “no fewer than 18 hours of Board-approved” — legislature.vermont.gov
  • “No more than 2 hours each may be counted per renewal for a basic life support / basic CPR course” — outside.vermont.gov
  • “No continuing education reporting is required at the first biennial license renewal” — legislature.vermont.gov
  • “Upload the completion certificate for the Emergency Office Procedures Course AND cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification (CPR) course you completed within the last two years.” — outside.vermont.gov
  • “a program of education in cardiopulmonary resuscitation that is provided by a DANB-approved CPR provider and requires a hands-on examination” — outside.vermont.gov
  • “A license becomes inactive if not renewed by midnight on the date of expiry.” — outside.vermont.gov
  • “Late renewal applications are subject to reinstatement penalty fees.” — outside.vermont.gov
  • “The lookup tool on the Office website may be considered a primary source verification as to license status and expiration.” — outside.vermont.gov
  • “Lookup individual licensees or download a roster for this profession” — sos.vermont.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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