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Nebraska Dental Hygiene CE requirements

Dental Hygienist — license renewal requirements, sourced from the official board.

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30CE hours every 2 yearsVerify with board

Renewal: On or before March 1 of each odd-numbered year; all dental hygiene licenses expire March 1 of odd-numbered years (172 NAC 57-005).

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Required categories

CPR recertification or practice management (maximum 4 hours)
4h
Expanded-function area (minimum 2 hours per area) (conditional)
2h
Faculty oversight, dental public health, well-being/substance abuse, ethics and professionalism (maximum 5 hours)
5h
Home study (maximum 10 hours)
10h
Infection control (minimum 2 hours)
2h
Initial CPR certification (maximum 10 hours)
10h
Table clinician, lecturer, or direct clinical observation (maximum 2 hours)
2h
Volunteer activity (maximum 5 hours)
5h

Details

Reporting
Self-report on renewal application; retain certificates for audit.

30 hours of acceptable CE in the preceding 24 months, due on or before March 1 of each odd-numbered year (172 NAC 57-005/006); licenses expire March 1 of odd-numbered years. No carryover of excess hours. Minimum 2 hours infection control; minimum 2 hours in each expanded-function area for permit holders. Caps per renewal period: 10 home study, 10 initial CPR certification, 4 CPR recertification/practice management, 2 table clinician/lecturer/observation, 5 faculty/public-health/well-being/ethics, 5 volunteer activity; presenters may claim up to 2 hours for creating and 2 hours for the initial presentation of a program.

Official source: Nebraska DHHS, 172 NAC 57 (via Nebraska Secretary of State rules portal)

⚠️Board rules change. Verify every figure against the official source before relying on it.

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