Washington Dental Hygiene CE requirements

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

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15CE hours every 1 yearVerify with board

Renewal: Licenses renew annually on the licensee's birth date; 15 hours are required each year after the first renewal.

Required categories

Current BLS for healthcare providers (required as part of renewal)
0h
Self-study with written summary (maximum 5 hours per year)
5h
Suicide prevention training (one-time, 3 hours; counts toward annual CE) (conditional)
3h

Details

Reporting
Sign declaration of completion at annual renewal; retain documentation for audit.

15 hours of CE annually with a current BLS card for healthcare providers as part of the requirement; at most 5 hours per year may be self-study with a written summary. A one-time 3-hour suicide-prevention training counts toward the annual hours. Compliance is by signed declaration at renewal.

Official source: Washington State Department of Health, dental hygienist continuing education page

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

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