Ohio Dental Hygiene CE category requirements

How the 20 CE hours every 2 years breaks down by category for dental hygienists in Ohio, sourced from the official board.

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Required categories

Basic life-support training course required by ORC 4715.251 (counts toward the 20 hours)
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Any course required by statute or rule of the board for registration or as a condition of a particular function (counts toward the 20 hours)
0h

Minimum 20 hours of continuing dental hygiene education in the two-year period preceding the registration period, certified to the Board at renewal under ORC 4715.25 (as amended eff. 4/6/2023 by HB 509; previously 24 hours). The basic life-support training course required by ORC 4715.251 and any course required by statute or rule of the board count toward the total. Failure to renew registration results in automatic suspension. Retain receipts/vouchers/certificates for at least four years; the Board may request them with or without cause.

Official source: Ohio Revised Code 4715.25 (eff. 4/6/2023, HB 509) and 4715.24 (eff. 1/1/2025, HB 509), codes.ohio.gov

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

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