# Arizona dental hygienist online CE requirements

Answer: Dental hygienists in Arizona: 45 hours / 3 years (triennial). Online/live-course signal from Dentovio's sourced CE notes: Dentists: 63 hours per 3 years, of which up to 21 hours may be self-study/online (and charitable) activities; mandatory minimums of 3 hrs opioid education, 3 hrs infectious diseases/infection control, and 3 hrs in ethics or Arizona dental jurisprudence per cycle; CPR/BLS (with ACLS/PALS accepted). Hygienists: 45 hours per 3 years, of which up to 15 hours may be self-study/online; mandatory minimums of 3 hrs infectious diseases/infection control and 3 hrs in one of chemical dependency, tobacco cessation, ethics, risk management, or Arizona dental jurisprudence per cycle; CPR/BLS. Confirm the current dental hygienist live, webinar, correspondence, home-study, self-study, provider, and audit rules with the Arizona dental board before enrolling.

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## Direct answer

Dental hygienists in Arizona: 45 hours / 3 years (triennial). Online/live-course signal from Dentovio's sourced CE notes: Dentists: 63 hours per 3 years, of which up to 21 hours may be self-study/online (and charitable) activities; mandatory minimums of 3 hrs opioid education, 3 hrs infectious diseases/infection control, and 3 hrs in ethics or Arizona dental jurisprudence per cycle; CPR/BLS (with ACLS/PALS accepted). Hygienists: 45 hours per 3 years, of which up to 15 hours may be self-study/online; mandatory minimums of 3 hrs infectious diseases/infection control and 3 hrs in one of chemical dependency, tobacco cessation, ethics, risk management, or Arizona dental jurisprudence per cycle; CPR/BLS. Confirm the current dental hygienist live, webinar, correspondence, home-study, self-study, provider, and audit rules with the Arizona dental board before enrolling.

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Source citations:
- `ONLINE-CE-ARIZONA-1` Arizona online dental CE source 1. <https://dentalboard.az.gov/>
- `ONLINE-CE-ARIZONA-2` Arizona online dental CE source 2. <https://www.azda.org/ce---events/ce-requirements>
- `ONLINE-CE-ARIZONA-3` Arizona online dental CE source 3. <https://dentalboard.az.gov/online-license-renewal>
- `ONLINE-CE-ARIZONA-4` Arizona online dental CE source 4. <https://dentalboard.az.gov/resources/continuing-education-affidavits>

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