NEW: ACDH Learning Management System for Registrants (Skyprep LMS)
The College is pleased to announce the launch of our online Learning Management System (LMS) for registrants, with five online courses available beginning today! The LMS is a secure learning platform hosted by Skyprep to deliver educational regulatory content for Alberta dental hygienists. In the LMS, you can access courses developed by the ACDH that are focused on applying regulatory knowledge to your practice of dental hygiene.
Courses Available Now
- Introduction to Regulation: Standards of Practice and Guidelines
- Privacy and Confidentiality
- Documentation Expectations for Dental Hygienists
- Jurisprudence
- Protecting Patients from Sexual Abuse and Misconduct
ACCESSING THE LMS: You will see a link to Skyprep on the top menu when you are on any tab in the Registrant Portal. In the Portal, click this link, and you will be taken directly to the ACDH LMS hosted on Skyprep. You will be automatically logged in to the LMS with your Registrant Portal credentials. If you don’t see the Skyprep link, please log out of the Portal, clear your browsing history, including cookies and cache, and log back into the Portal.
ACCESSING COURSES: When you login to the ACDH LMS for the first time, you may not see any courses on your dashboard yet. Your access to courses will update automatically within a few hours of your first login to the LMS. Please wait 24 hours after logging into the LMS for the first time before contacting the College about access to courses. If you do not have any access to courses within 24 hours of your first login to the LMS, please email ccp@acdh.ca.
SEE ALSO: Frequently Asked Questions about the LMS on the Continuing Competence FAQs wepbage
Continuing Competence Program Redevelopment
The College is engaging with registrants throughout 2025 regarding the redevelopment of the Continuing Competence Program.
Survey
Registrants were invited to complete a survey as a first step in the consultation process. Thank you to everyone who participated in the survey. More than 33% of registrants participated! This feedback is invaluable for many reasons. Not only will it help drive the discussions at the upcoming workshops, it will continue to help inform and guide the overall redesign.
The survey results gave us insight into what you want to see in the new program, and what factors are important to you to create the best learning environment. Accessibility, flexibility, and a significant passion to provide ongoing high-quality patient care are just some of the more notable themes that came from your feedback. The College remains committed to integrating registrant feedback into the CCP redesign.
Registrants are invited to view the full survey results report or watch a short video of result highlights by checking the links in their email or in the Registrant Portal.
Consultation Workshops
The College has completed it Continuing Competence consultation workshops series. Thank you to those registrants who attended the in-person workshops in Banff, Calgary, Edmonton, Lethbridge, and Grande Prairie, and virtual workshops hosted on Zoom!
Next Steps
The College will be providing more information about an online, asynchronous option for additional participation soon.
If you have questions about the upcoming workshops or overall redesign process, email ccp@acdh.ca.
CCP Standard of Practice and Program Manual
Competence is defined as the combined knowledge, skills, attitudes, and judgment required to provide professional services.
The Health Professions Act requires all colleges to establish mandatory continuing competence programs.
The College's Continuing Competence Program (CCP) is outlined in the Continuing Competence Standard of Practice. Details of the program are found in the College's CCP Manual.
Continuing Competence Standard of Practice
Continuing Competence Program Manual
All registrants must satisfy the program credit requirements within each assigned 3-year reporting period commencing November 1 following registration on the General register. A registrant must obtain a minimum of 45 program credits in each 3-year reporting period. You can find your reporting period under the Continuing Competence tab of the Registrant Portal.
It is the responsibility of the registrant to ensure each learning activity is reported into the College’s registrant portal with the appropriate supporting documentation.
Self Assessments
To assist dental hygienists in identifying specific learning needs and choosing appropriate learning activities, the College developed the Self Assessment Package and Tool. This resource can be accessed in the Registrant Portal.
The College establishes mandatory courses or learning activities to be completed within a specified time-period.
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is a mandatory component of the CCP.
The College may conduct practice visits or other assessments of a dental hygienist's competence as described in the CCP Manual.
If you have questions about the Continuing Competence program after having reviewed the resources on this page and the Continuing Competence FAQ page, please email ccp@acdh.ca
