Certification: National Board Dental Hygiene Exam (NBDHE)

The National Board Dental Hygiene Examination assists dental boards in evaluating qualifications of dental hygienists for licensure. The examination will assess each candidate's ability to understand important information from basic biomedical and dental hygiene sciences and apply this information in a problem-solving context.
More information about this certification

Oral or Written Exam Required?
Yes
Renew through Re-Examination?
Yes

Third Party Exam Center

Advanced

The certification has an education level of an Associates of Arts or Associates of Sciences degree or higher and has a work experience requirement of more than 2 years, or requires obtaining a ‘core’ level certification from the same organization.

  • This certification is related to military occupational specialties.