# North Dakota dental hygienist online dental CE > Role-specific live, online, correspondence, webinar, home-study, and self-study CE signals for dental hygienists renewing in North Dakota. URL: https://dentovio.com/online-dental-ce/north-dakota/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 North Dakota dental board before enrolling. ## Direct answer Dental hygienists in North Dakota: 16 hours / 2 years (biennial). Online/live-course signal from Dentovio's sourced CE notes: Self-study/home-study & online cap: up to one-half — 16 hrs max for dentists, 8 hrs max for hygienists, 8 hrs max for assistants (remainder must be live/interactive real-time). Live = in-person or real-time remote/electronic with interaction; self-study = pre-recorded/self-paced material. Confirm the current dental hygienist live, webinar, correspondence, home-study, self-study, provider, and audit rules with the North Dakota dental board before enrolling. ## Dental hygienist CE snapshot 16 hours / 2 years (biennial) ## Online and live-course notes Self-study/home-study & online cap: up to one-half — 16 hrs max for dentists, 8 hrs max for hygienists, 8 hrs max for assistants (remainder must be live/interactive real-time). Live = in-person or real-time remote/electronic with interaction; self-study = pre-recorded/self-paced material. ## Full renewal-cycle note Biennial renewal. Dentists & hygienists renew by Dec 31 of ODD-numbered years; dental assistants (RDA/QDA) renew by Dec 31 of EVEN-numbered years. Self-study/home-study & online cap: up to one-half — 16 hrs max for dentists, 8 hrs max for hygienists, 8 hrs max for assistants (remainder must be live/interactive real-time). CPR/BLS certification must be maintained at all times by dentists, hygienists, and assistants (if ACLS/PALS is otherwise required, that must be maintained). Mandatory topics for hygienists (per NDAC 20-04-01-08): min 2 hrs ethics and 2 hrs infection control within the 16. Profession-specific rules: dentists NDAC 20-02-01-06, hygienists 20-04-01-08, assistants 20-03-01-06. Live = in-person or real-time remote/electronic with interaction; self-study = pre-recorded/self-paced material. ## Official board source - ## References - - - ## Related - [North Dakota online dental CE](https://dentovio.com/online-dental-ce/north-dakota/index.html.md) - [North Dakota dental hygienist CE requirements](https://dentovio.com/ce-requirements/north-dakota/dental-hygienist/index.html.md) - [North Dakota dental license renewal](https://dentovio.com/dental-license-renewal/north-dakota/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)