# West Virginia dental hygienist CE requirements

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

URL: https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/west-virginia/dental-hygienist

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 West Virginia dental board before filing a renewal.

## Direct answer

Dental hygienists in West Virginia: 20 hours / 2 years. Renewal-cycle notes: BIENNIAL (W.Va. CSR §5-11-3). Dentist: not less than 35 hrs / 2 yrs; Hygienist: not less than 20 hrs / 2 yrs. Reporting due Feb 1 of even-numbered years. MANDATORY TOPICS (both): 2 hrs infection control each reporting period; a current healthcare-provider BLS/CPR certification (hands-on; counts toward CE; internet-only BLS not accepted unless it includes a skills exam with a certified instructor). DENTISTS additionally: 3 hrs on drug-diversion training + best-practice controlled-substance prescribing + prescribing/administering an opioid antagonist. SELF-STUDY CAPS: up to 80% of the requirement may be supervised self-instruction (online); non-supervised self-instruction is capped at 10% of the requirement. No dedicated law/ethics hour mandate found in the CE rule. Confirm current role-specific requirements with the West Virginia dental board before renewing.

## Renewal cycle and mandatory topics

BIENNIAL (W.Va. CSR §5-11-3). Dentist: not less than 35 hrs / 2 yrs; Hygienist: not less than 20 hrs / 2 yrs. Reporting due Feb 1 of even-numbered years. MANDATORY TOPICS (both): 2 hrs infection control each reporting period; a current healthcare-provider BLS/CPR certification (hands-on; counts toward CE; internet-only BLS not accepted unless it includes a skills exam with a certified instructor). DENTISTS additionally: 3 hrs on drug-diversion training + best-practice controlled-substance prescribing + prescribing/administering an opioid antagonist. SELF-STUDY CAPS: up to 80% of the requirement may be supervised self-instruction (online); non-supervised self-instruction is capped at 10% of the requirement. No dedicated law/ethics hour mandate found in the CE rule.

## Official board source

- <https://wvbod.wv.gov/>

## References

- <https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/west-virginia/W-Va-C-S-R-SS-5-11-3>
- <https://wvbod.wv.gov/>
- <https://www.netce.com/ce-requirements/dentist/wv/>

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