Access the Portal
Manage your profile, find your practice permit, update information, and maintain your competence records.
Visit the Learning Centre
Use the Professional Practice Learning Centre (PPLC) to complete required modules and find courses that support safe, ethical practice.
Continuing Competence Program (CCP)
Review your annual CCP requirements and the steps to take to complete this requirement.
Dental assistants: keep your CCP records current
Record your CCP activities as you complete them.
The CCP is a key part of maintaining your practice permit.
Related links
Latest news
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Updated Program Approval Policies
Read More: Updated Program Approval PoliciesOur updated policies support initial changes as we transition to a new program approval framework.
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Proposed Bylaw changes
Read More: Proposed Bylaw changesWe invite you to review our proposed bylaw changes and send us your comments by April 20, 2026.
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Council activities – March 2026 update
Read More: Council activities – March 2026 updateTo keep you informed about what’s happening at our College, we’re sharing this update on recent Council activities.
Questions? How can we help?
We ensure the care dental assistants provide is safe, ethical, and people-centred by:
- setting registration and practice requirements
- issuing practice permits and enforcing protected titles
- maintaining a dental assistant registry
- establishing standards of practice and a code of ethics
- approving dental assisting education programs
- investigating complaints and concerns
If you have a concern about the professional services provided by a dental assistant or about their conduct, you may submit a complaint to the College. We review complaints about registered dental assistants to ensure professional standards are followed and the public is protected. Visit the College’s complaints page to learn about the process and how to submit your concern.
You can use our Dental Assistant Registry to check the status of a dental assistant’s practice permit. It also lists any conditions on a dental assistant’s practice and any advanced practice authorizations they may have.
Step 1: education
If you’re just starting out on your journey to becoming a dental assistant, your first step is education. There are several schools that offer dental assisting programs in Alberta.
Review the options for dental assisting education in Alberta
Step 2: registration
Once you’ve completed dental assisting education, and before you can work as a dental assistant, you need registration and a practice permit. We have several pathways to becoming registered, depending on the education you completed and other requirements.
If you want to become a registered dental assistant in Alberta, the first step is to review the College’s registration pathways. These pathways explain the requirements based on your education, training and current registration status.
If you’re working toward completing registration requirements, you may be eligible for provisional registration.
You may apply if you are a dental assisting student in Alberta, or plan to work in Alberta after you graduate.
Before you can go back to work, you need to reinstate your practice permit.
