Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

As a Registered Denturist, you are required to complete and report Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activities each year.

The CPD Program is designed to support your ongoing competence and professionalism throughout your career. CPD activities must include meaningful intellectual or practical content related to denturism or the management of your practice (e.g. management skills, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) training, activities connected to professional associations, volunteer work for the College, etc.)
 

CPD Cycle

Of the total credits for a three (3) year cycle:

• A minimum of 30 credits must be structured.
• A minimum of 60 credits is required in total.
• There is no minimum for unstructured credits; however, only a maximum of 30 credits can be applied to your total credits.

This distribution was established to encourage registrants to maintain a broad and well-rounded understanding of the standards of practice, current issues facing the profession, new developments in the field of denturism, and the evolution of technology that are typically presented in structured learning activities.

Structured Learning Activities

Structured learning activities are active/interactive learning programs. These activities generally have structured agendas, specified learning objectives, and interaction with other members of the profession or other professions. Structured activities may include:

• Conferences
• Lectures
• Webinars or Online Learning Modules including the Jurisprudence Exam
• Clinical Instruction

Unstructured Learning Activities

Unstructured learning activities are self-directed, independent learning activities. Unstructured learning activities may include:

• Reading discipline-related books, journals, articles, research papers, etc.
• Viewing/reading/listening to professional audio/video or internet material
• Reviewing CDO regulations, standards of practice, policies, guidelines, other CDO materials, etc.
• Preparing/presenting professional presentations
• Researching/writing/editing professional publications

• Participation in professional organization activities

Counting CPD Credits

Only active hours associated with participation, instruction or attendance for a learning activity are eligible for CPD credits.

• 1 hour of activity = 1 credit
• Partial hours can be rounded up to the next whole hour (e.g. 1.5 hours = 2 credits)

Reporting & Recording CPD Credits

Registrants can log their CPD credits through the Registrant Portal. Credits obtained during a single year must be reported prior to the March 31st annual renewal deadline.

Registrants must retain proof of CPD activities (i.e. course descriptions, certificates, receipts, course syllabi, etc.) for five (5) years. This evidence may be requested by a PPA Assessor and/or the Quality Assurance Committee. 

Calculating CPD Requirements for New Registrants

New registrants are not required to report CPD credits during their first partial year of registration (i.e. the period between your initial registration date and the first renewal deadline of March 31st). However, you are still required to complete the prorated number of CPD credits for the three (3) year cycle, based on the year you join the cycle. Any CPD credits completed after your initial registration date can be counted towards your three (3) year cycle requirement.

New registrants can calculate both their annual credit requirements and three (3) year cycle credit requirements using the ​CPD Calculator.

More Information & Resources

For more information on the CPD Cycle, or if you are a new Registrant please review the following materials:

• CPD: Just the Facts!
• CPD Credit Entry Instructions
• CPD Calculator
• Quality Assurance Policies
• Continuing Professional Development Guides (Archived)