# Hawaii dental license renewal

Answer: For dental license renewal in Hawaii, use the official board for filing forms, fees, deadlines, and final instructions. Dentovio summarizes the renewal CE signals: dentists need 32 hours / 2 years (biennium; renewal by Dec 31 of odd years); dental hygienists need 20 hours / 2 years; dental assistants: No state CE requirement (Hawaii does not separately license dental assistants). Renewal-cycle notes: Biennial, renewal not later than Dec 31 of each odd-numbered year (HAR 16-79-144). Newly licensed in first year of biennium: dentists owe 16 hrs; licensed in second year: 0 hrs. Clinical courses must comprise MORE than one-half of required hours for both dentists and hygienists (HAR 16-79-141(a)(1)). Ethics: dentists 3 hrs/year (6 hrs/biennium), hygienists at least 2 hrs/biennium. BLS/CPR (AHA or ARC, hands-on) must be continuously current; BLS counts for a max of 4 CE hrs/biennium and cannot count toward the clinical requirement. Various category caps: volunteer 4 hrs, instructor 2 hrs, convention attendance 2 hrs per biennium. No explicit opioid/controlled-substance CE mandate found in board rules (federal DEA MATE Act may apply to registrants).

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## Direct answer

For dental license renewal in Hawaii, use the official board for filing forms, fees, deadlines, and final instructions. Dentovio summarizes the renewal CE signals: dentists need 32 hours / 2 years (biennium; renewal by Dec 31 of odd years); dental hygienists need 20 hours / 2 years; dental assistants: No state CE requirement (Hawaii does not separately license dental assistants). Renewal-cycle notes: Biennial, renewal not later than Dec 31 of each odd-numbered year (HAR 16-79-144). Newly licensed in first year of biennium: dentists owe 16 hrs; licensed in second year: 0 hrs. Clinical courses must comprise MORE than one-half of required hours for both dentists and hygienists (HAR 16-79-141(a)(1)). Ethics: dentists 3 hrs/year (6 hrs/biennium), hygienists at least 2 hrs/biennium. BLS/CPR (AHA or ARC, hands-on) must be continuously current; BLS counts for a max of 4 CE hrs/biennium and cannot count toward the clinical requirement. Various category caps: volunteer 4 hrs, instructor 2 hrs, convention attendance 2 hrs per biennium. No explicit opioid/controlled-substance CE mandate found in board rules (federal DEA MATE Act may apply to registrants).

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Source citations:
- `CE-HAWAII-1` Hawaii dental license renewal source 1. <https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/dentist/>
- `CE-HAWAII-2` Hawaii dental license renewal source 2. <https://cca.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Dental-Renewal-FAQs_2024-2025_Rev.-11-04-25.pdf>
- `CE-HAWAII-3` Hawaii dental license renewal source 3. <https://www.ada.org/~/media/Project/ADA%20Organization/ADA/ADA-org/Files/Education/Licensure%20by%20State/Hawaii_Licensure>

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