Registration for 2025 Will Open in Fall 2024.
The following screening form must be filled out if you are interested in registering for the Dental Hygiene Refresher or Remedial Program.
Course Selection
Continuing dental education in the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Alberta offers a refresher course for dental hygiene.
- If you have been out of practice for three to five years, register for the five day option.
- If you have been out of practice for over five years, register for the 10-day option.
The dental hygiene refresher course is also available for those hygienists currently practicing but are seeking to upgrade their competencies.
Course schedule
2024 dates
| Online eClass access | February 8, 2024 |
| Clinical | June 3 - June 14, 2024 |
Dates may be subject to change.
2025 dates
| Online eClass access | Coming Soon |
| Clinical | Coming Soon |
Dates may be subject to change.
Payment schedule
If you opt for paying in installments, you must adhere to the following schedule:
| Payments | Payment Due |
| Installment 1 | At registration |
| Installment 2 | March 17 |
| Installment 3 | May 17 |
Pricing may be subject to change.
Important: Failure to pay on time may result in late fees, an inability to access eClass and attend clinics, or removal from the course without a refund. Please note payment in full is required for our program coordinator to submit the report to the Alberta College of Dental Hygienists registrar (or applicable regulatory authority) following course completion.
Pre-course Requirements
Participants must have a current CPR certificate. Certificates must be issued within the last 12 months and remain valid through the clinical session.
Out of province dental hygienists must provide CDE, in writing, confirmation of where to send results and reports for their registration acknowledging that evaluative information will be sent to the provincial regulatory body.
- It is the responsibility of participants to confirm with their regulator that this course will meet the requirements for recertification.
For Alberta registrants, please contact the Alberta College of Dental Hygienists registration coordinator at 780.465.1756 for information regarding registration in Alberta.
Online Components
Participants will have access to an online eClass that will guide their progress through the three-month self-study component. Required readings, reflections, video lectures, video resources and other learning activities will help prepare participants for the QA test, the on-site clinical component, and help supplement and enrich their preparations for returning to the workforce.
Upon completion of online course components, participants will write the Quality Assurance (QA) Program Assessment Tool. The participant must successfully complete this PASS/FAIL exam before admittance into the clinical portion of the course.
- An additional fee of $85.00 will be required by a later date by the QA exam providers.
- If a participant has successfully completed either the NDHCB National Board exam or QA test within the last year, this requirement may be waived.
Required Text
Darby and Walsh: Dental Hygiene Theory and Practice. 5th edition. Elsevier, 2020. ISBN 978-0-323-47719-2
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