• Continuing Education Coordinator Approval
• Registered Dental Hygienist registered with provincial regulatory body
• Dental Assistant registered with provincial regulatory body
• Alberta RDAs must have the following skills:
  • Dental Radiography
  • Dental Dam
  • Dental Impressions
  • Selective coronal polishing
  • Pit and fissure sealants
  • Bases and liners
  • Matrices and wedges
  • Anti cariogenic agents
  • Topical anesthetic
  • Desensitizing agents
  • Suture removal

Cost = $1300 (includes theory + clinical)

 Orthodontic Theory

• 3 month self-study (online course).
• Continuous intake (students can start any time after registering).
• Written exam must be written and successfully passed (80%) within 3 months of registration.
• One rewrite exam permitted ($100)

Orthodontic Clinical

• Students can register for a clinical date after successful completion of the orthodontic written examination.
• Part II must be completed within 12 months of successful completion of the orthodontic written examination.
• Students who have successfully completed the Orthodontic Theory material from other approved programs may register for Clinical Orthodontic Procedures at Columbia College as well.

September 12, 2026

September 13, 2026

Please contact the Dental Assisting Continuing Education Department for questions or to register by email at dentalconed@columbia.ca.