Create your online account

1. Go to the HMS app, click/tap on Register now and create the basic account.
   • Select dental assistant as your profession.
   • Select general registration as your registration type.
   • Provide your first and last name and a valid email address; set up your password.
   NOTE: you cannot log in before the registrar approves your basic account.
2. Pay the application fee—follow the payment instructions on the screen.
3. After your payment is received and the registrar approves your basic account, you will get an email notification sent to the email address you provided. Follow the link in that notification to log in for the first time.

Provide all mandatory information and documents

In your HMS profile, fill out all the mandatory information and upload required documents.

Your identity

Fill out required fields in the Basic and Contact sections of your profile.

As proof of your identity, you must upload:

• A recent passport-style photo of yourself (taken within the past twelve months), and
• A government-issued identity document:
  • A notarized or certified copy of passport, birth certificate, citizenship card or proof of permanent residency status, or
  • A notarized or certified copy of the authorization issued by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada which permits you to engage in the practice of dentistry in Canada

Education and certification

Complete the education and certification information in the Education section of your profile.

To prove you have completed required education, you must upload the following documents:

1. Professional education and certification:
   • A certified copy of your graduation certificate from a from a dental assisting program accredited by one of these dental assistantsry accreditation bodies:
     • Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada (CDAC), or
     • American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA)
   • A letter from your school verifying your graduation from a dental assisting program
   • Your National Dental Assisting Examining Board (NDAEB) certificate
2. Your current CPR/BLS certificate from an in-person hands-on course by a provider recognized by the Council

Professional liability insurance

All dental assistants practising in PEI must hold or be covered by a professional liability insurance (PLI) that provides protection of $1 million per claim or occurrence and an aggregate limit of no less than $3 million.

To prove you are covered, you must upload your PLI certificate in the Insurance and history section of your profile.

Personal integrity and clean record

As proof of your personal integrity and clean record, in the Insurance and history section of your profile you must upload:

1. A Vulnerable Sector Search and a Criminal Record Check document; the search must be performed and the document dated within the previous twelve months
2. Two written character references from non-family members who have known you for the past four years; the reference letters must be signed and dated, indicate how long the person has known you, and have been written within the past 12 months

Sign the legal statements

Under the Legal section of your profile, there will be a series of legal statements to which you must agree to become a member of the College. Read all the statements carefully, check all the checkboxes and sign your full legal name.

Pay the registration fee

Pay the registration fee according to the fee schedule. Find the payment instructions under the Payments heading of your member dashboard.

Licensing

The Registrar will review all your information and documents, and if satisfied that you meet all requirements to practice dental assistance in PEI, activate your account.

The system will send you the account activation notification by email.

Your registration certificate and payment receipts will be under the payment history heading in your member profile.