Access the CADA 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.
Practice permit renewal is open
Updated portal. New renewal process.
This is the first renewal in the upgraded portal. Some renewal steps may look different than in previous years.
Renew early. Avoid last-minute issues.
Related links
Watch the Permit Renewal video for a walk through of renewing in the portal
Latest news
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Get help renewing your 2027 practice permit
Read More: Get help renewing your 2027 practice permitGet practical help with your 2027 practice permit renewal. Join a free online workshop for a live portal walk-through and answers to your renewal questions.
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Dental assistant practice permit renewal is now open
Read More: Dental assistant practice permit renewal is now openAlberta dental assistants must renew their annual practice permits by November 30. Learn how renewal requirements help support safe, competent and ethical oral health care for Albertans.
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College Connect recording now available
Read More: College Connect recording now availableMissed College Connect? Watch the recording for practical information about 2027 practice permit renewal, the updated CADA portal and changes to the Continuing Competence Program.
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.
