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Dental Hygienist Practice permit Renewal in Alberta, Canada

The Alberta College of Dental Hygienists (ACDH) sets the rules. Renewal: annual (practice permit year November 1 to October 31); deadline: October 31 (renewal runs from the second week of September; incomplete or unpaid renewals are suspended automatically on November 1). Continuing education: 45 program credits (hour-for-hour, 15-minute increments) in each three-year reporting period under the Continuing Competence Program (CCP); plus 600 practice hours per three-year period. Each fact below is quoted from an official state source, linked beside it, and was checked on 2026-10-13. Confirm with the board before you rely on it: rules change.

Renewal cycle and deadline

annual (practice permit year November 1 to October 31) — October 31 (renewal runs from the second week of September; incomplete or unpaid renewals are suspended automatically on November 1)

Source: acdh.ca

Continuing education

45 program credits (hour-for-hour, 15-minute increments) in each three-year reporting period under the Continuing Competence Program (CCP); plus 600 practice hours per three-year period.

  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) - mandatory component of the CCP

Source: acdh.ca

CPR / BLS

Registrants are required to complete and maintain current CPR certification intended for health care providers (e.g., Basic Life Support BLS or Health Care Provider HCP level); CPR-C does NOT meet the requirement; certification must be issued within the past 12 months at renewal.

Source: acdh.ca · acdh.ca

Late renewal and lapse

$150 administrative fee if form submitted after October 14 (11:59 p.m. MT); $119.80 late fee if renewal is not complete and approved by 11:59 p.m. MT October 31; permit suspended automatically November 1; cancelled by the College if still suspended at 11:59 p.m. MT November 30.

Source: acdh.ca

Verify a practice permit

The board's public lookup: www.acdh.ca

For the office manager

The renewal is the hygienist's to complete, but a lapsed license is the practice's problem on the schedule. Keep each hygienist's expiry date where an alert reaches both of you well before it, long enough for any CE still owed. The free renewal calendar makes reminders for your own calendar; LVL Up Performance keeps the dates on each staff record and alerts ahead. Neither tracks CE hours or checks anything with the board. If licenses are one gap among several, the ten-question practice check shows which other records are missing.

Sources, quoted

  • “Alberta College of Dental Hygienists” — acdh.ca
  • “Annual renewal takes place between the second week of September and October 31 for the 2026-2027 permit year.” — acdh.ca
  • “The annual practice permit fee for the 2026-2027 permit year remains at $599.” — acdh.ca
  • “An administrative fee of $150 will be applied if your form is submitted after October 14 at 11:59 p.m. (MT)” — acdh.ca
  • “A late fee of $119.80 will apply to renewal forms that are not complete and cannot be approved” — acdh.ca
  • “If the College does not receive a renewal form or cancellation form you by October 31, your registration will be suspended automatically on November 1.” — acdh.ca
  • “If your registration is suspended as of 11:59 p.m. MT on November 30, your registration will be cancelled by the College.” — acdh.ca
  • “Practicing dental hygiene in Alberta without a valid practice permit and registration is a breach of the Health Professions Act (HPA).” — acdh.ca
  • “Registrants must obtain a minimum of 45 program credits in each three-year reporting period.” — acdh.ca
  • “registrants can claim hour-for-hour program credits in 15-minute increments” — acdh.ca
  • “Registrants on the General register must obtain 600 practice hours in their three-year Continuing Competence Program reporting period.” — acdh.ca
  • “Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is a mandatory component of the CCP.” — acdh.ca
  • “Registrants are required to complete and maintain current CPR certification intended for health care providers” — acdh.ca
  • “Note that CPR-C does NOT meet the requirements of the policy.” — acdh.ca
  • “your CPR certification must be current (i.e., issued within the past 12 months) at the time you submit your application for renewal” — acdh.ca
  • “To verify that an individual is registered to practice as a dental hygienist in Alberta, please use the search options below.” — acdh.ca
  • “These fees are in effect for applicants who have never been registered with the ACDH (or CRDHA or ADHA).” — acdh.ca

Checked 2026-10-13. Something out of date? Write to mauricio@lvlupperformance.com and we will fix it. This page is information, not legal advice.

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