Participation in the Continuing Competence Program (CCP) is a mandatory aspect of registration for regulated members on the general register. Members must maintain compliance with the program, and are asked to attest to this, in order to renew their practice permit for the upcoming year.
Basic Rules
- Denturists are required to complete 100 hours of continuing education over their five-year program cycle.
- At least 10 hours of learning must be completed in each registration year.
- Denturists are reminded that as per the Standards of Practice, they are not eligible to report personal hours for their CCP effective April 1, 2023.
- Denturists are required to keep all CCP records through the member portal of the College’s website.
- Denturists are required to complete mandatory education, when applicable
CCP Hours
Those individuals who resign from the College, and subsequently reinstate, will be required to complete the CCP for the months in which they held a full practice permit. In the case where a denturist is registered for fewer than 12 months in a registration year, the member will be required to complete a pro-rated number of hours of continuing education based on the number of months of full registration (see table below) within the registration year. In turn their CCP cycle end date will be extended to accommodate the time for which they were not a regulated member and ensure that they meet the legislated requirements.
Other Rules about hours:
- All CCP activities shall fall within the current registration year for consideration of registration renewal. An extension of time and/or registration conditions may be considered at the discretion of the Registrar.
- Failure to complete a minimum of 10 hours of continuing education within a registration year may result in suspension or cancellation of the denturist’s practice permit and/or result in additional requirements, registration conditions and/or fees/levies as assessed by the Registrar or the Registration Committee.
- Failure to complete the required 100 hours of continuing education in the denturist’s five-year CCP cycle may result in suspension or cancellation of the denturist’s practice permit and/or result in additional requirements, registration conditions and/or fees/levies as assessed by the Registrar or the Registration Committee
- No hours may be carried forward from one CCP cycle to another.
- Denturists must either provide proof of activity completion (i.e., certificate) or a self-reflection for an activity to be considered valid.
- Denturists must retain their CCP records for five registration years past the end of their last CCP cycle
CCP Validation
In response to the shift of CCP ownership, the College will check a selection of members to ensure that they are appropriately declaring CCP compliance at renewal. This will be done through an annual CCP validation process.
- Denturists who are selected for validation of their CCP must submit their CCP records in the time frame communicated by the Registrar. Failure to do so may result in suspension or cancellation of the denturist’s practice permit and/or result in additional requirements, registration conditions and/or fees/levies as assessed by the Registrar or the Registration Committee.
- Denturists who are selected for validation of their CCP, and who submitted their CCP records and received an unsatisfactory validation result, must cooperate with the Registrar, or delegated individual, to remediate their CCP records in the time frame communicated by the Registrar. Failure to do so may result in suspension or cancellation of the denturist’s practice permit and/or result in additional requirements, registration conditions and/or fees/levies as assessed by the Registrar or the Registration Committee
