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North Dakota Dental Hygiene CE category requirements

How the 16 CE hours every 2 years breaks down by category for dental hygienists in North Dakota, sourced from the official board.

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Required categories

Ethics/jurisprudence (passing the laws and rules examination counts as equivalent)
2h
Hands-on CPR course (current CPR certificate required at all times); counts toward CE
0h
Infection control (an OSHA course for dental providers satisfies this)
2h
No more than 1 hour practice management/administration
1h
Self-study cap: no more than 8 of the 16 hours (webinar/classroom with real-time interaction is not self-study)
8h

16 hours per two-year cycle under NDAC 20-04-01-08 (amended effective 4/1/2026): at least 2 hours ethics/jurisprudence, at least 2 hours infection control, a hands-on CPR course with a current CPR certificate at all times; no more than 8 hours self-study and no more than 1 hour practice management. Permit-specific additions: anesthesia/sedation permitholders 2 hours sedation/anesthesia, restorative permitholders 2 hours restorative dentistry, and hygienists practicing under general supervision 2 hours medical emergencies. Subject matter directly related to clinical dentistry is accepted without limit. The Board may audit; maintain certificates from the previous renewal cycle. Licenses expire December 31 of odd-numbered years.

Official source: ND Administrative Code 20-04-01-08 (ND Board of Dental Examiners rules, ndlegis.gov); NDCC 43-20-01.4 license renewal

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