The College of Dental Surgeons of Alberta (CDSA) carries out its activities and governs the profession of dentists in a manner that protects and serves the public and patients in accordance with the Health Professions Act, and is accomplished by:
- Establishing, maintaining and enforcing standards for registration and continuing competence for the profession of Dentists in Alberta.
- Establishing, maintaining and enforcing a Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice, and providing direction to, and regulating the practice of the dental profession.
- Establishing, monitoring and evaluating professional, clinical, and ethical standards.
- Acting on a complaint about a dentist by resolving, investigating or referring to a hearing, and enforcing any orders that may be made by a hearing tribunal.
Our Purpose
Protecting the public through ethical, fair, and responsible regulation of dentists and the profession.
Our Mission
To uphold ethical standards in the practice and regulation of dentists, fostering trust and accountability, while protecting the public.
Our Vision
To be a trusted leader in professional regulation, recognized for innovation, integrity, and strengthening public confidence in oral health care.
Our Core Values
Integrity Respect Compassion Fairness Transparency
The Alberta Dental Association (ADA) strengthens and supports the dental profession and promotes oral health as an integral part of general health for all Albertans.
You can learn more about the Alberta Dental Association by visiting albertadentalassociation.ca
We acknowledge that what we call Alberta is the traditional and ancestral territory of many First Nations, Métis, and Inuit people whose footsteps have marked these lands for centuries.