Reinstate permit from cancelled

If your Practice Permit is cancelled, you must reinstate your Permit before returning to practice. To determine eligibility, send an email to application@abrda.ca that includes the following:

• a request for access to reinstate
• a copy of the results of a criminal record check or a police certificate dated within 90 days before sending the email
• a copy of your certificate of completion for the current year Patient Relations Refresher*
• a copy of your certificate of completion for the Code of Ethics Module*
• a copy of your certificate of completion for Standards of Practice Module*

* You can complete the modules in our Professional Practice Learning Centre

Within five business days of receiving your request, our registration team will review your submission and email you information and instructions regarding the reinstatement requirements and next steps proceed to reinstate.

If we deem you eligible for reinstatement, you will be given access to apply for reinstatement and you will be required to:

1. demonstrate good character and reputation
2. demonstrate current practice by having:
   • graduated from a dental education program within the last three years, or
   • completed at least 300 dental assistant practice hours within the last three years, or
   • completed a Clinical Refresher Course or the NDAEB clinical practice evaluation within the last three years, or
   • other qualifications that show your practice is current (substantial equivalence), such as current practice rights as a dental assistant or other dental professional in a regulated province
3. provide your Professional Liability Insurance certificate, learn more here
4. pay these fees:
   • Application Assessment Fee $105.00
   • Annual Registration Fee $225.00 (pro-rated to $112.50 between June 1^st and November 30^th)

Note: If you last held a provisional practice permit, you must first complete your outstanding registration requirements before you can transfer from the provisional register to the general register and reinstate your permit.

* For full details, see REG-POL-005 Practice permit reinstatement in our registration policies. This information is a summary of parts of our registration policies. If there is any conflict, real or perceived, between this information and the policies, the policies take precedence. We may update our policies without notice.