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Pennsylvania Dental Hygiene CE category requirements

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

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Required categories

Child-abuse recognition and reporting (2 hours, Act 31; Board/state guidance summaries)
2h
Individual study / instructor / author (maximum 50% of the 20 hours; instructors earn 2 prep hours per instruction hour)
10h
Lecture or clinical presentations (at least 50% of the 20 hours; live interactive webinars count as lecture)
10h
Public health dental hygiene practitioners: 5 hours public health-related courses (63 Pa. Stat. section 122)
5h

20 hours of Board-approved CE in the biennial period preceding renewal under 49 Pa. Code 33.401 (dental hygienists: 20 hours; at least 50% in lecture or clinical presentations, max 50% individual study/instructor/author). Public health dental hygiene practitioners must take 5 public health-related hours within the 20 (63 Pa. Stat. section 122). Provider summaries report a 2-hour Act 31 child-abuse recognition and reporting requirement as part of biennial renewal and current infant/child/adult CPR required but not counted toward CE hours; verify those two items with the Board.

Official source: 49 Pa. Code 33.401 (credit-hour requirements); 63 Pa. Stat. section 122 (Dental Law); PA Dental Association CE compliance guide (renewal timing)

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