Renewing Your Dental Assisting Permit
Annual renewal opens in October. The renewal deadline is November 30th.
During renewal season, we will post resources here to help you get ready for renewal.
What to Expect
Here’s a brief overview of what’s in your renewal application. Reviewing it will help you prepare for a quick and easy renewal.
Professional Liability Insurance
Ensure you renew your professional liability insurance (PLI) before you renew your permit. Have your new PLI certificate ready to upload.
Check our PLI Questions & Answers for information about the kind and amount of professional liability insurance you need, and what you can use as proof if you don’t have a PLI certificate.
Patient Relations Learning
You must complete Patient Relations learning every year before you renew.
If this is your first time renewing your practice permit, you need to complete the Patient Relations Learning Module.
If you have renewed before and have already completed the full Patient Relations Learning Module, you need to complete the Patient Relations Refresher.
Review our Patient Relations Learning Q & A for more information.
The Learning Module and the Refresher are in the Professional Practice Learning Centre (PPLC).
Complete your competence (CCP) requirements
- You will need to have your learning objectives for the current year completed before you apply to renew your permit.
- Calculate your practice hours. You need to have at least 300 practice hours that are no more than 3 years old when you apply to renew.*
*If you have less than 300 practice hours, you also meet the current practice requirement if you:
- graduated from a dental assisting education program within the last three years, or
- complete a Clinical Refresher Course, or
- complete the National Dental Assisting Examining Board Clinical Practice Evaluation, or
- have current dental assisting practice rights in another regulated province
- Plan your learning for next year. You will need to record 2 proposed learning objectives before you renew.
To learn more about the CCP requirements and how to complete them, watch our CCP videos.
Profile updates
Check that all your contact information is current in your profile (for example, name, email, mailing address and phone number). If you need to change your name, have verification ready to upload.
You must keep the information in your Profile up to date. It’s required by the Health Professions Act, our Bylaws and Standards of Practice.
Employment information updates
Check that all your employment information is current (for example, employer name and contact information, your start and end dates, hours, role).
You must keep your employment information up to date. It’s required by the Health Professions Act, our Bylaws and Standards of Practice.
Applicant’s Statement, Terms and Conditions
The declarations you make about your eligibility to renew and the information you provide in your renewal application are important. Read carefully and respond accurately.
Fee and Payment
The renewal fee is $225.00. Have your credit card ready to pay your fee in the renewal application form.
After You Renew
Remember to:
- print your Practice Permit
- print your receipt
Not Practicing
If you won’t be practicing as a dental assistant in the upcoming registration year, you may renew your Permit if you meet the requirements or you may choose to cancel your Permit and registration. You can learn more at Cancel Permit and Registration.
Find a Dental Assistant
Use our Registry to check the status of a dental assistant’s Practice Permit.
Complaints & Concerns
If you have concerns about a dental assistant’s service or conduct, we are here to help.