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Types of Registrants
Registered, Provisional and Courtesy Dental Assistants have met our requirements and are authorized to practice.
Leave of Absence, Suspended and Cancelled are not authorized to practice.
- has met the requirements for registration
- is on the General Register
- has a Practice Permit
- is authorized to perform:
- administrative duties
- infection prevention and control procedures
- laboratory procedures
- chairside assisting
- and any or all of the allowed entry and advanced practices*
- is covered by Malpractice Liability Insurance
- may use the protected titles “registered dental assistant/RDA” and “dental assistant/DA”
- may supervise a Provisional Dental Assistant
*Check our Dental Assistant Registry to see what an individual dental assistant is authorized to do.
has completed education and is in the process of completing NDAEB requirements
- is on the Provisional Register
- has a Provisional Practice Permit
- is authorized to perform, while supervised by a Registered Dental Assistant, dentist, dental hygienist, denturist or other person approved by the Registrar:
- administrative duties
- infection prevention and control procedures
- laboratory procedures
- chairside assisting
- and any or all of the allowed entry and advanced practices*
- is covered by Malpractice Liability Insurance
- may use the protected title “dental assistant/DA”
*Check our Dental Assistant Registry to see what an individual dental assistant is authorized to do.
- has met the requirements to practice for a short-term, specific purpose such as:
- attend an education course that involves intra-oral practice
- instruct at an education course that involves intra-oral practice
- evaluate the credentials of registration applicants
- may practice at specified practice sites as approved by the Registrar
- is on the Courtesy Register
- has a Practice Permit
- is covered by Malpractice Liability Insurance
- has chosen to take a leave from practice
- is not authorized to practice
- may not use the protected titles “registered dental assistant/RDA” and “dental assistant/DA”
- is on the General Register
- has a suspended practice permit
- is not covered by Malpractice Liability Insurance
is not authorized to practice
- may not use the protected titles “registered dental assistant/RDA” and “dental assistant/DA”
- is on the General Register
- has a suspended practice permit*
- is not covered by Malpractice Liability Insurance
- must reinstate their permit before practicing
*We may suspend permits for reasons such as:
- a dental assistant does not renew their permit
- a dental assistant does not meet Competence Program requirements
- as a result of disciplinary action
- is not authorized to practice
- may not use the protected titles “registered dental assistant/RDA” and “dental assistant/DA”
- is not on a register
- has cancelled registration and practice permit*
- is not covered by Malpractice Liability Insurance
- must apply for registration and a practice permit before practicing
*We may cancel registration and practice permits for reasons such as:
- a dental assistant requests it
- as a result of disciplinary action
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Use our Registry to check the status of a dental assistant’s Practice Permit.
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