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License renewal · Ontario, Canada

Dental Hygienist Registration Renewal in Ontario, Canada

The College of Dental Hygienists of Ontario sets the rules. Renewal: not stated; deadline: December 1 of each year (renewal opens October 15; deadline includes payment of fees). Continuing education: 60 hours of continuing professional development (CPD) activities over a three-year period (Quality Assurance Program; CPD also required every year). 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

Not stated in the official sources we checked. — December 1 of each year (renewal opens October 15; deadline includes payment of fees)

Source: cdho.org · cdho.org

Continuing education

60 hours of continuing professional development (CPD) activities over a three-year period (Quality Assurance Program; CPD also required every year).

  • Self-Assessment each year with learning goals
  • NVision's The Path course (all RDHs, including Non-Practising Class) by December 31, 2027

Source: cdho.org · cdho.org

CPR / BLS

All RDHs in clinical practice are required to maintain current CPR at the basic life support level of certification; hands-on component required, online-only CPR courses not accepted.

Source: cdho.org · cdho.org

Late renewal and lapse

$100 late penalty fee for renewals received after December 1; RDHs who do not renew have their Certificate of Registration suspended, and if not reinstated within two years it is revoked.

Source: cdho.org

Verify a registration

The board's public lookup: publicregister.cdho.org

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

  • “CDHO – College of Dental Hygienists of Ontario” — cdho.org
  • “must renew by December 1 of each year through the Self-Service Portal” — cdho.org
  • “Renewal opens October 15 Renewal deadline (including payment of fees) December 1” — cdho.org
  • “which runs from January 1 – December 31” — cdho.org
  • “$415 for a General/Specialty Certificate $215 for the Non-Practising Certificate” — cdho.org
  • “A $100 late penalty fee is charged for renewals received after December 1.” — cdho.org
  • “RDHs who do not renew will have their Certificate of Registration suspended and if they do not reinstate within two years” — cdho.org
  • “Over a three-year period, RDHs must complete 60 hours of CPD activities.” — cdho.org
  • “including those registered in the Non-Practising Class – are required to engage in continuing professional development (CPD) every year” — cdho.org
  • “Each year when you complete your Self-Assessment, you are required to create learning goals.” — cdho.org
  • “Effective January 1, 2026, this number has been reduced to 60 hours of required CPD activities over a three-year period.” — cdho.org
  • “all RDHs (even those in the Non-Practising Class) complete NVision’s The Path course by December 31, 2027” — cdho.org
  • “All RDHs in clinical practice are required to maintain current CPR at the basic life support level of certification” — cdho.org
  • “Please note that online-only CPR courses are not accepted.” — cdho.org
  • “Courses or training related to CPR certification and re-certification, ergonomics, or mental health are now eligible CPD activities.” — cdho.org
  • “Find a Registered Dental Hygienist” — publicregister.cdho.org

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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