Requirement
90 CE points per three-year cycle: category 1 at least 15, category 2 at least 45, category 3 at most 30
All dentists with a general or specialty certificate of registration are required to obtain at least 90 Continuing Education (CE) points in each three-year cycle.
Continuing Education · Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario · read on 17 October 2026excess points cascade from Category 1 to Category 2 to Category 3
Your continuing education matters (CE information sheet, 03/24) · Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario · read on 17 October 2026
Period / cycle
The first cycle begins on the date of registration and ends three years later on 14 December; later cycles begin on 15 December.
your first CE cycle begins with your date of registration with the RCDSO and ends three years later on December 14
CE FAQs · Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario · read on 17 October 2026
Details
Category 1: core courses approved by the Quality Assurance Committee; category 2: clinical courses by approved sponsors and teaching; category 3: other activities (at most 30 points).
Courses approved by RCDSO’s Quality Assurance Committee and offered through an approved sponsor.
Continuing Education · Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario · read on 17 October 2026