# Louisiana dental hygienist CE requirements

> Role-specific continuing education summary for dental hygienists renewing in Louisiana.

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Last verified: 2026-07-08

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Educational summary only, not compliance advice. CE hour counts, approved-provider rules, audit rules, and mandatory topics can change. Confirm current instructions with the Louisiana dental board before filing a renewal.

## Direct answer

Dental hygienists in Louisiana: 20 hours / 2 years. Renewal-cycle notes: Biennial; licenses valid for two years, staggered by last name (A-L renew odd years, M-Z even years), expiring Dec 31; CE reported via CE Broker by Dec 31. Dentists: 30 hrs, of which 20 must be personally-attended clinical courses (remaining 10 may be online/correspondence with a written exam). Hygienists: 20 hrs, of which 12 must be personally-attended clinical (remaining 8 may be online/correspondence). All licensees must maintain current BLS certification at all times (counts as 3 personally-attended clinical hours); sedation/anesthesia permit holders must also hold ACLS or PALS. Dentists: one-time-in-career 3-hour opioid management course (drug diversion, best-practice prescribing of controlled substances, or addiction treatment). No explicit infection control or jurisprudence CE mandate found for renewal. Per La. Admin. Code tit. 46, Part XXXIII, Ch. 16 (Section 1611 dentists, 1613 hygienists). Confirm current role-specific requirements with the Louisiana dental board before renewing.

## Renewal cycle and mandatory topics

Biennial; licenses valid for two years, staggered by last name (A-L renew odd years, M-Z even years), expiring Dec 31; CE reported via CE Broker by Dec 31. Dentists: 30 hrs, of which 20 must be personally-attended clinical courses (remaining 10 may be online/correspondence with a written exam). Hygienists: 20 hrs, of which 12 must be personally-attended clinical (remaining 8 may be online/correspondence). All licensees must maintain current BLS certification at all times (counts as 3 personally-attended clinical hours); sedation/anesthesia permit holders must also hold ACLS or PALS. Dentists: one-time-in-career 3-hour opioid management course (drug diversion, best-practice prescribing of controlled substances, or addiction treatment). No explicit infection control or jurisprudence CE mandate found for renewal. Per La. Admin. Code tit. 46, Part XXXIII, Ch. 16 (Section 1611 dentists, 1613 hygienists).

## Official board source

- <https://www.lsbd.org/conted.htm>

## References

- <https://www.lsbd.org/conted.htm>
- <https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/louisiana/La-Admin-Code-tit-46-SS-XXXIII-1611>
- <https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/louisiana/La-Admin-Code-tit-46-SS-XXXIII-1613>
- <http://www.lsbd.org/faqs.htm>

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