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 |
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