The College has launched a new digital reinstatement application process. Please read the following information prior to submitting your application.
After requesting access to the Applicant Portal and prior to starting the online application form, applicants must add their current CPR certificate to the Continuing Competence tab on their Applicant Portal. This must be done BEFORE opening the application form.
As part of the required online application form, applicants must verify, enter or upload the following:
- Verify your contact information.
- Submit a Name Change Request as part of the application form if necessary.
- Verify your dental hygiene education program information.
- Information about any current or previous professional healthcare registrations such as a dental assistant, nurse, paramedic, or dentist, etc.
- Applicants must have a Verification of Registration/Certification/Licensure Form completed by each regulatory body and sent to the College.
- The College will upload the document(s) to the application.
- Courtesy applicants MUST be currently registered in good standing practice dental hygiene. A Verification of Registration for a current dental hygiene registration.
- Additional post-secondary education information.
- Completion information from the “Protecting Patients from Sexual Abuse and Misconduct” e-learning course if the College does not your most recent completion certificate on file
- Completion certificate must be uploaded to the form.
- Information about current CPR certification that meets the requirements listed in section 2 of the Registration and Practice Permit Renewal Policy.
- Information about Professional Liability Insurance (PLI) that meets the requirements listed in section 3 of the Registration and Practice Permit Renewal Policy.
- PLI certificate(s) must be uploaded to the form.
- Request to take the Jurisprudence exam modules if they have not completed the exam in the last 3 years.
- Applicants will be given access to and must complete the modules.
- The College will receive and upload the completion certificate. The learning management system will automatically send a completion certificate to the College, applicants do not need to send a copy to the College.
- Answers to questions about primary language and language in which applicants intend to practice
- Answers to Good Character and Fitness to Practice declarations and the statutory declaration
- Applicants must obtain and submit a vulnerable sector check to the College that meets the requirements listed in section 4 in the Registration and Practice Permit Renewal Policy.
- The College will upload the document to the application.
- Applicants must upload 2 pieces of government-issued identification.
- Applicants must type their full name as their signature.
Applicants will also have to submit the non-refundable $350 application fee.
When an application for registration is approved, the applicant must pay the Permit Fee before the College can enter their name on the Courtesy Register and reissue their original, unique Registration Number. The Permit Fee is $350.
More information about Council-approved fees can be found on the Fee Schedule page on our website.
Please note: All uploaded documents and information provided must be verifiable by the College. The College may contact third parties such as educational institutions, regulatory bodies, agencies, or employers to verify documentation or the information provided in an application for registration.
Reference: Health Professions Act (HPA) – Sections 33, 43, 45
Reference: ACDH Bylaws – Section 13
Reinstatement Application Information
Reinstatement Application Checklist
Click here to Request Portal Access and start the application process.