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Reinstatement and Transfer

Reinstatement and Transfer

Reinstatement or Transfer

Registrants whose previous registration was cancelled may apply for reinstatement to the General Register.

Individuals on the Non-Regulated Register may apply to transfer to the General Register.

These applications are still paper-based and not available through our online process yet.

Advanced Restricted Activities

If you were previously listed on any Advanced Restricted Activities Roster(s), your name would have been removed from the Roster(s) on the date that your registration was cancelled or you transferred to the Non-Practicing Register. You must reapply for authorization to perform any Advanced Restricted Activities.

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Advanced Restricted Activities

Additional Requirements

For both reinstatement and transfer applications, within the three (3) years immediately preceding the date your application is considered complete, you must provide evidence of meeting the same continuing competence program requirements as a general member. These requirements are:

  • 600 hours of practice as a dental hygienist; and
  • 45 credits (hours) of professional development as a dental hygienist.

If your application meets the practice hour requirement but not the professional development credits, you will be required to do one of the following:

  • Engage in further learning activities until you meet the 45-credit requirement; or
  • Successfully complete the National Dental Hygiene Certification Exam (NDHCE)

If you do not meet the practice hour requirements, regardless of whether you meet the professional development requirements, you will be required to provide evidence of successful completion of a Council-approved dental hygiene refresher course or remedial education course no longer than 12 months prior to application for reinstatement.

  • If you have not practiced in 3 to 5 years, you will need to successfully complete a 5-day dental hygiene education refresher course.
  • If you have not practiced in 5 or more years will need to successfully complete a 10-day dental hygiene education refresher course.

Reporting Period

If your application for reinstatement or transfer is approved within 12 months of your registration being cancelled or transferring to the Non-Practicing Register, you will keep the same reporting period you had at the time you went off the General Register.

If your application for reinstatement or transfer is approved more than 12 months after your registration was cancelled or transferred to the Non-Practicing Register, you will be assigned a new reporting period starting the November 1 after your application is approved.

For example:

Approved Within 12 Months

Approved After 12 Months

  • Your registration was cancelled on September 30, 2022

  • Your last reporting period was 2020-2023

  • Your application for reinstatement was approved on May 30, 2023

  • Your reporting period will be 2020-2023

  • You transferred your registration to Non-Practicing on September 30, 2021, during renewal

  • Your last reporting period was 2020-2023

  • Your application for transfer was approved on May 30, 2023

  • Your new reporting period will be 2023-2026

Eligibility

If your registration on the ACDH general register has been cancelled under section 43 of the Health Professions Act (HPA), you may apply to have your registration reinstated provided you have paid any outstanding fees, penalties, or levies, and met the requirements set out in the Reinstatement on the General Register Policy.

Reinstatement Application Package

Cancellation under Part 4 of the HPA (Professional Conduct)

If your registration on the ACDH General Register has been cancelled under Part 4 of the Act, there are some restrictions to when or if you are eligible to apply for reinstatement. 

These restrictions depend on the reason why a registration was cancelled.

Please see the Reinstatement on the General Registry Policy for more information.

Additional Requirements

As evidence of meeting the continuing competence program requirements of 600 practice hours as a dental hygienist, you must complete the Employment History section of the application form. You must also provide documents to support each entry. The documents could be a signed letter from an employer stating the number of hours worked over the last 3 years, or a copy of a Record of Employment (ROE).

As evidence of meeting the 45 credits of professional development, you must compete the attached form in the application package and provide relevant course information and completion documentation, such as certificates or letters from instructors.

Fees

  • The Application Fee for reinstatement applications is $350.
  • The Practice Permit Fee for reinstatement applications is $599.

Eligibility

If you are currently on the Non-Regulated Members Register, you can apply at any time during the permit year to transfer back to the General Register.

Transfer Application Package

Additional Requirements

As evidence of meeting the continuing competence program requirements of 600 practice hours as a dental hygienist, you must complete the Employment History section of the application form. You must also provide documents to support each entry. The documents could be a signed letter from an employer stating the number of hours worked over the last 3 years, or a copy of a Record of Employment (ROE).

As evidence of meeting the 45 credits of professional development, you must compete the attached form in the application package and provide relevant course information and completion documentation, such as certificates or letters from instructors.

Fees

  • The Application Fee for transfer applications is $350.
  • The Practice Permit Fee for transfer applications is $484.
    • This is the regular Practice Permit fee ($599) minus the Non-Practicing fee ($115)