# Dentist CPD requirements: Ontario (Canada)

> Dentists in Ontario (Canada): 90 CE points per three-year cycle: category 1 at least 15, category 2 at least 45, category 3 at most 30.

Source: https://hajto.de/en/tools/cpd-requirements-by-country/ontario  
Last updated: 2026-10-17T16:09:53Z  
German version: https://hajto.de/fortbildungspflicht/ontario.md

- **Authority:** Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario (RCDSO)
- **Applies to:** Dentists with a general or specialty certificate of registration
- **As of:** 17 October 2026

## 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."  
> Source: [Continuing Education](https://www.rcdso.org/standards-guidelines-resources/quality-assurance-program/Continuing%20Education), Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario, read on 17 October 2026

> "excess points cascade from Category 1 to Category 2 to Category 3"  
> Source: [Your continuing education matters (CE information sheet, 03/24)](https://cdn.agilitycms.com/rcdso/pdf/pet/RCDSO_5562_CE%20Program%20Infosheet_v2.pdf), 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"  
> Source: [CE FAQs](https://cdn.agilitycms.com/rcdso/pdf/quality-assurance-program/CE_FAQs.pdf), 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."  
> Source: [Continuing Education](https://www.rcdso.org/standards-guidelines-resources/quality-assurance-program/Continuing%20Education), Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario, read on 17 October 2026

## Official sources

- [Continuing Education](https://www.rcdso.org/standards-guidelines-resources/quality-assurance-program/Continuing%20Education), Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario
- [Your continuing education matters (CE information sheet, 03/24)](https://cdn.agilitycms.com/rcdso/pdf/pet/RCDSO_5562_CE%20Program%20Infosheet_v2.pdf), Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario
- [CE FAQs](https://cdn.agilitycms.com/rcdso/pdf/quality-assurance-program/CE_FAQs.pdf), Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario

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