# Connecticut dental hygienist online dental CE > Role-specific live, online, correspondence, webinar, home-study, and self-study CE signals for dental hygienists renewing in Connecticut. URL: https://dentovio.com/online-dental-ce/connecticut/dental-hygienist Last verified: 2026-07-08 Research confidence: high Educational summary only, not compliance advice. CE course-format and provider rules can change. Confirm current dental hygienist online, live, webinar, correspondence, home-study, self-study, provider, and audit rules with the Connecticut dental board before enrolling. ## Direct answer Dental hygienists in Connecticut: 16 contact hours / 2 years. Online/live-course signal from Dentovio's sourced CE notes: LIVE/SELF-STUDY: internet/distance learning accepted; no explicit live-vs-self-study cap found. Confirm the current dental hygienist live, webinar, correspondence, home-study, self-study, provider, and audit rules with the Connecticut dental board before enrolling. ## Dental hygienist CE snapshot 16 contact hours / 2 years ## Online and live-course notes LIVE/SELF-STUDY: internet/distance learning accepted; no explicit live-vs-self-study cap found. ## Full renewal-cycle note 2-year (24-month) cycle; 1 contact hour = 50 minutes. DENTISTS (25 hrs): must include at least 1 contact hour in each of (A) any three of ten Commissioner-designated topics, (B) infection control in a dental setting, and (C) prescribing controlled substances and pain management. Ten mandatory-topic menu: controlled substances/pain mgmt; recordkeeping/risk mgmt; infection control; access to care; HIPAA; medical emergencies incl. CPR; sexual assault/domestic abuse; cultural competence; veteran mental health; diagnostic technology. HYGIENISTS (16 hrs): must include 1 hour infection control and 1 hour cultural competency. LIVE/SELF-STUDY: internet/distance learning accepted; no explicit live-vs-self-study cap found. Up to 10 hours may be earned via volunteer dental practice (8 hrs volunteer = 1 CE hour). ## Official board source - ## References - - - ## Related - [Connecticut online dental CE](https://dentovio.com/online-dental-ce/connecticut/index.html.md) - [Connecticut dental hygienist CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/connecticut/dental-hygienist/index.html.md) - [Connecticut dental license renewal](https://dentovio.com/dental-license-renewal/connecticut/index.html.md) - [All online dental CE pages](https://dentovio.com/online-dental-ce/index.html.md) - [Dental CE hours tracker](https://dentovio.com/tools/ce-tracker/index.html.md)