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Canadian Performance Exam in Dental Hygiene™ (CPEDH®)


October/November 2026 Dates TBC

Application Open: July 2026
Application deadline: August 2026

Applicants from non-accredited schools who have been granted equivalency and have passed the National Dental Hygiene Certification Examination™ (NDHCE®), must also successfully complete the Canadian Performance Examination in Dental Hygiene™ (CPEDH®) before they can register to practice in most provinces. Individuals should check with the Regulator in the province in which they wish to register to confirm their requirements to practice.

Mandatory Clinic Orientation: There is also a mandatory clinic orientation prior to the exam. 

NOTE: You will need to log in to complete the transaction. If you do not already have an account, you will need to create one. You can confirm whether or not you have an account by trying the 'Forgot Password' option on the login pop-up.

​CPEDH® Application Fee: $2,730 +tax

 

 

 

Territory Acknowledgement

The FDHRC™ office stands on the ancestral and unceded territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin Nation. The Algonquin peoples have had a special, reciprocal relationship with this territory since time immemorial, and this relationship continues today. The FDHRC™ recognizes without qualification the inherent lands and territory rights of the Algonquin peoples as articulated in Section 35 of the Constitution Act of Canada 1982, as well as the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples which is enshrined in various legislation in what is now commonly called Canada.

See the FDHRC™'s full territory acknowledgement here.