# California dental hygienist online CE requirements

Answer: Dental hygienists in California: 25 units / 2 years (biennial) [regulated by the Dental Hygiene Board of California]. Online/live-course signal from Dentovio's sourced CE notes: Dentists (Dental Board of California): 50 units per 2 years including mandatory 2-unit Infection Control, 2-unit California Dental Practice Act, 2-unit course on Responsibilities and Requirements of Prescribing Schedule II Opioid Drugs, and up to 4 units Basic Life Support (BLS) from an approved provider — BLS must be in-person/hands-on, online-only BLS is not accepted. No more than 50% of required units may be non-live/correspondence (live video conferencing/webinars/lectures count as live); max 8 units per day. Hygienists (RDH) 25 units and RDAs 25 units per 2 years follow the same 50%-non-live and 8-units/day caps; first renewal CE-exempt for licensees/permit holders. Confirm the current dental hygienist live, webinar, correspondence, home-study, self-study, provider, and audit rules with the California dental board before enrolling.

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## Direct answer

Dental hygienists in California: 25 units / 2 years (biennial) [regulated by the Dental Hygiene Board of California]. Online/live-course signal from Dentovio's sourced CE notes: Dentists (Dental Board of California): 50 units per 2 years including mandatory 2-unit Infection Control, 2-unit California Dental Practice Act, 2-unit course on Responsibilities and Requirements of Prescribing Schedule II Opioid Drugs, and up to 4 units Basic Life Support (BLS) from an approved provider — BLS must be in-person/hands-on, online-only BLS is not accepted. No more than 50% of required units may be non-live/correspondence (live video conferencing/webinars/lectures count as live); max 8 units per day. Hygienists (RDH) 25 units and RDAs 25 units per 2 years follow the same 50%-non-live and 8-units/day caps; first renewal CE-exempt for licensees/permit holders. Confirm the current dental hygienist live, webinar, correspondence, home-study, self-study, provider, and audit rules with the California dental board before enrolling.

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Source citations:
- `ONLINE-CE-CALIFORNIA-1` California online dental CE source 1. <https://www.dbc.ca.gov/licensees/continuing_education.shtml>
- `ONLINE-CE-CALIFORNIA-2` California online dental CE source 2. <https://www.dbc.ca.gov/licensees/dentist_continuing_education.shtml>
- `ONLINE-CE-CALIFORNIA-3` California online dental CE source 3. <https://www.dbc.ca.gov/licensees/assistant_continuing_education.shtml>
- `ONLINE-CE-CALIFORNIA-4` California online dental CE source 4. <https://www.dhbc.ca.gov/licensees/ce_course_requirement.shtml>

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