Dental Assisting Education in Alberta
To be a dental assistant, you must complete dental assisting education. Then, you must meet other requirements to be eligible to apply for registration.
These schools offer dental assisting education in Alberta:
Dental Assisting Program
- Approved Program
- Calgary North campus CDAC*-Accredited since November 2016
- Edmonton City Centre campus CDAC*-Accredited since June 2017
- includes Prosthodontic Advanced Practice
- graduates need NDAEB written examination for registration
Other Dental Assistant Education
none
Dental Assisting Program
- Approved Program
- CDAC*-Accredited since November 2005
- includes Prosthodontic Advanced Practice
- graduates need NDAEB written examination for registration
Other Dental Assistant Education
- Clinical Refresher
- Entry Practice (Intra-Oral) Continuing Education
- Continuing Education Orthodontic Module
- Continuing Education Prosthodontic Module
Dental Assisting Program
- Approved Program
- CDAC*-Accredited since December 2008
- includes Prosthodontic Advanced Practice
- graduates need NDAEB written examination for registration
Other Dental Assistant Education
none
Dental Assisting Program
- Provisionally-Approved Program
- CDAC*-Accredited since 1973
- includes Prosthodontic Advanced Practice
- graduates need NDAEB written examination for registration
Other Dental Assistant Education
- Clinical Refresher
- Entry Practice (Intra-Oral) Continuing Education
- Continuing Education Prosthodontic Module
Dental Assisting Program
- Provisionally-Approved Program
- not CDAC*-Accredited
- includes Prosthodontic Advanced Practice
- graduates need NDAEB written examination and clinical practice evaluation for registration
Other Dental Assistant Education
none
Dental Assisting Program
- Approved Program
- CDAC*-Accredited since November 2022
- includes Prosthodontic Advanced Practice
- graduates need NDAEB written examination for registration
Other Dental Assistant Education
- Continuing Education Orthodontic Module
Dental Assisting Program
- Approved Program
- CDAC*-Accredited since 1973
- includes Prosthodontic Advanced Practice
- graduates need NDAEB written examination for registration
Other Dental Assistant Education
- Continuing Education Preventive Dentistry Module
Dental Assisting Program
- Provisionally-Approved Program
- not CDAC*-Accredited
- graduates need NDAEB written examination and clinical practice evaluation for registration
Other Dental Assistant Education
- Continuing Education Orthodontic Module
*Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada
**Schools offering continuing education may offer some or all of the available Entry Practices. Advanced Practice courses are listed separately.
Contact the schools regarding availability, scheduling, enrollment, fees, etc.
Program Approval and Accreditation
We must Approve or Provisionally Approve all dental assisting programs. The programs must also be licensed/ approved by Alberta Advanced Education (see note below). To maintain their approval status, the programs must meet certain criteria, on an ongoing basis. Accreditation is an important part of our Program Approval process.
Accreditation is a non-governmental, peer-review process. It measures education programs against national requirements. It is carried out by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada (CDAC).
You can review our Program Approval Policies for details.
Note: Advanced Education is not accepting new applications for program licensing until mid-2023. Learn more here.
Find a Dental Assistant
Use our Registry to check the status of a dental assistant’s Practice Permit.
Complaints & Concerns
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