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Renewal

The Annual Renewal period runs from early September to October 31 each year.

Renewal covers the permit period of November 1 to October 31.

Typically, an individual will apply once to become a registered dental hygienist on the ACDH Register. Dental hygienists are required to apply for a renewed practice permit through ACDH’s renewal process prior to October 31st every year, regardless of when an application was approved.

For example, a registrant whose application was approved on October 1st would still need to apply for renewal prior to October 31st of the same year.

Registrants who do not have a complete and approved Renewal application by October 31 are not able to practice dental hygiene until they have their complete application approved by the College. Practicing dental hygiene in Alberta without a valid practice permit is considered unprofessional conduct and may result in misconduct fine.

Practice Permits

Section 36(1)(5) of the Health Professions Act (HPA) states:

36(1)(5) A regulated member must:

(a) display the regulated member’s practice permit where the regulated member
provides professional services, or

(b) on request, make the regulated member’s practice permit available for inspection.

Practice Hours

Registrants must report practice hours as part of their application for practice permit renewal.

Once you have logged into the Registrant Portal, click the new Practice Hours tab next to the Continuing Competence tab. Your Practice Hours will be listed here if you have previously submitted hours within your current reporting period.

Registrant Portal

General registrants are required to accumulate a minimum of 600 Practice Hours during their 3-year reporting period.

All registrants on the General Register are required to submit their practice hours for the permit year during the Annual Renewal period. 

The form to enter your Practice Hours for the current permit year is only available in the Renewal tab during the annual Renewal period each year. If you are missing a value or need to update the practice hours from a past permit year in your current reporting period, please use the form in the Portal under the "Practice Hours" tab. Please note, you are not able to enter or update hours for a past reporting period.

Please note that your Practice Hours will not be automatically updated once you submit the form. Once the requested change is approved by College staff, you will see the new number reflected in the Portal.

If you need to edit your previously submitted Practice Hours, a form is available in the Portal to request a change. Please note that your Practice Hours will not be automatically updated once you submit the form. Once the requested change is approved by College staff, you will see the new number reflected in the Portal.

If your reporting period is 2019-2022 or 2020-2023, you will see your previously submitted Practice Hours listed in the Practice Hours tab in the Registrant Portal. However, if you did not previously submit Practice Hours OR you submitted "zero" as your total Practice Hours for one year, the hours for this year will not be listed.

If you need to make edits to your previously submitted Practice Hours, or submit past hours in your current Reporting Period, click the "Request for Practice Hours Correction" link to be taken to the form. Please note that your Practice Hours will not be automatically updated once you submit the form. Once the requested change is approved by College staff, you will see the new number reflected in the Portal.

If your reporting period is 2021-2024 or 2022-2025, you will not see any previously submitted Practice Hours. Instead, the information in this tab will read, "You Have not Entered Any Records Yet." You will submit your 2021-2022 Practice Hours when the Renewal period opens in the fall.