{"id":10484,"date":"2025-03-14T18:14:53","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T18:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gotu.com\/?p=10484"},"modified":"2025-04-08T16:22:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T16:22:15","slug":"free-continuing-education-courses-for-dental-hygienists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gotu.com\/dental-practices\/free-continuing-education-courses-for-dental-hygienists\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Continuing Education Courses for Dental Hygienists"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"wysiwyg-693939ca7a973\" class=\"component wysiwyg wysiwyg--default spacer-b--no spacer-t--no\" data-bs-theme=\"light\" >\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\n<div class=\"row wysiwyg__row\">\n\n\t\n\n\t<div class=\"col wysiwyg__col component__header\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content\">\n\n\t\t\t<p data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"100\">As a dental hygienist, keeping up with the latest technology, advancements, and regulations is not just a good idea but in many cases required to maintain licensing. While these continuing education (CE) courses can quickly add up, the good news is that plenty of free continuing education courses are available to help you stay up to date, advance your skills, and meet requirements without spending a dime. <\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"wysiwyg-693939ca7ad64\" class=\"component wysiwyg wysiwyg--default spacer-t--no\" data-bs-theme=\"light\" >\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\n<div class=\"row wysiwyg__row\">\n\n\t\n\n\t<div class=\"col wysiwyg__col component__header\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__heading\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"100\" class=\"wysiwyg__header h4\">Best Free Continuing Education Course for Dental Hygienists<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content\">\n\n\t\t\t<p data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"100\"><b>1. Colgate Oral Health Network<\/b><\/p>\n<p data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"100\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colgateoralhealthnetwork.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Colgate Oral Health Network<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> offers over 200 free virtual CE courses that cover a variety of topics such as communication skills, periodontics, patient experiences, artificial intelligence in dental, implants, and more\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"100\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These CE courses are available both live and on-demand, allowing you to choose options that fit your schedule.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"100\"><b>2. Dental Care<\/b><\/p>\n<p data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"100\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dentalcare.com\/en-us\/ce-courses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crest &amp; Oral B Dental Care<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> continuing education courses are free dental education courses made for dental hygienists to be up-to-date on the latest topics and advancements while fulfilling their continuing education requirements.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"100\"><b>3. ADHA CE Smart\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"100\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ADHA members can access a limited amount of free continuing education (CE) courses through the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mymembership.adha.org\/ce_smart#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">American Dental Hygienists\u2019 Association\u2019s CE Smart program<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. They also get exclusive discounts on additional CE courses, making staying current and advancing their careers easier.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"100\"><b>4. Dental CE Academy\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"100\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dentalceacademy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dental CE Academy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> offers free live and on-demand webinars to hygienists to meet regulations. They cover a variety of topics including infection control, oral pathology, and patient care. Dental CE often updates its course offerings, making it a great resource to stay up-to-date on the dental industry.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"100\"><b>5. Dentsply Sirona\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"100\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dentsplysirona.com\/en-us\/academy\/local-pages\/dental-ce.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dentsply Sirona<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a dental supply company that offers continuing education courses for dental professionals. They have over 100 live and on-demand continuing education courses in preventative and restorative dentistry. They also group courses by profession type including assistants, hygienists, office managers, dental technicians, and students.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"100\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In conclusion, continuing education (CE) is a vital part of a dental hygienist career. Utilizing free continuing education courses for hygienists allows you to stay informed, enhance your skills, and meet licensing requirements.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":10490,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[50,80,82],"class_list":["post-10484","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dental-practices","tag-blog","tag-hygienists","tag-tips-and-advice"],"acf":[],"card":{"rendered":"\t\t<div class=\"col archive__col\">\n\t\t<div id=\"blog-post-10484\" class=\"blog-post card post-10484 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-dental-practices tag-blog tag-hygienists tag-tips-and-advice\" data-mobile=\"swiper-slide\">\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gotu.com\/dental-practices\/free-continuing-education-courses-for-dental-hygienists\/\" class=\"card-img-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t<img width=\"600\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/gotu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Dental-Hygienist-Free-CE-600x350.webp\" class=\"card-img-top card-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dental Hygienist Looking at CE Courses\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t<div class=\"card-body\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"card-subtitle blog-card__catgeory\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-tax\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gotu.com\/types\/blog\/\">Blog<\/a><span> \u2022 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gotu.com\/types\/hygienists\/\">Hygienists<\/a><span> \u2022 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gotu.com\/types\/tips-and-advice\/\">Tips and Advice<\/a><span> \u2022 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gotu.com\/topics\/dental-practices\/\">Dental Practices<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<a class=\"card-more btn btn-tertiary\" href=\"https:\/\/gotu.com\/dental-practices\/free-continuing-education-courses-for-dental-hygienists\/\">\n\t\t\tRead Article\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<h2 class=\"card-title blog-card__title\">\n\n\t\t\tFree Continuing Education Courses for Dental Hygienists\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"card-text blog-card__excerpt\">\n\n\t\t\tAs a dental hygienist, keeping up with the latest technology, advancements, and regulations is not just a good idea but in many cases required to maintain licensing. 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