The NDEB, in cooperation with the Royal College of Dentists of Canada, is also responsible for the establishment of qualifying conditions for a single standard national certificate for dental specialties.
A name change to The Dental Council of Canada in 1950 along with attempts to improve the efficiency of the examination mechanism still failed to attract strong support from the DRAs.
The following year (1951) the CDA encouraged the ten DRAs to meet in an attempt to develop a satisfactory plan for a National Examining Board.
Its purpose was to provide a facility by which members of the profession could become eligible, on a national basis, to apply for practice privileges in the province of their choice.
Prior to 1971, a graduate of an undergraduate dental program in Canada was required to successfully complete the NDEB examination (written essay-type) in order to be certified.
In addition, the NDEB gives an annual grant to the Commission to be applied to accreditation costs of undergraduate dental programs in Canada and the United States.
In 1992, the Universities of Alberta, Manitoba, McGill, Western Ontario and l’Université de Montréal participated in this pilot project.
As a result of changes adopted at the 1993 Annual Meeting, in 1995 and onwards, graduates of dental programs accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada were required to pass both the NDEB Written Examination and the NDEB Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) in order to be certified.
As a result, a Notice of Motion was presented to the 1995 Annual Meeting that would significantly change the Board's certification process.
This Notice of Motion was circulated to the communities of interest and as a result, was revised, outlining conditions that required action by the ADA, the ACFD and the CDAC.
As a result of the ADA Commission on Dental Accreditation making requested changes to their accreditation procedures, including the addition of state and national licensing board representatives to all site survey teams, the codification of the relationship between the ADA Commission on Dental Accreditation and the CDAC that ensures formal representation and involvement in each other's process, the identification of the requested outcome measurement similar to the CDAC's the Clinical Outcomes Review (CORE) Process.
In 2001, to provide more flexibility, the NDEB and the Canadian Dental Regulatory Authority Federation (CDRAF) requested the CDAC change the standards to allow a student to demonstrate competence in a shorter time.
In addition, as of 2006, all Faculties of Dentistry in Canada have moved to Degree Completion Programs which, due to university regulation, have 2-year residency requirements.
Tooth MorphologyOral PhysiologyMicrobiology/ImmunologyPainPharmacologyBiological effects of RadiationHuman AnatomyHuman PhysiologyHuman HistologyHuman BiochemistryNutritionNeurological Sciences General Medicine/PathologyOral Medicine/Pathology Radiology Periodontics Preventive Dentistry Operative Dentistry Endodontics Prosthodontics Dental Materials OrthodonticsPediatric DentistryGeriatric DentistryOral & Maxillofacial SurgeryTherapeuticsDental Biomaterials Behavioural SciencesDental Public Health and EpidemiologyEthics The basic sciences portion resembles Part I of the National Board Dental Examination in the United States, while the clinical portion is similar to Part II.
A few stations may require the candidate to review the information supplied and write an acceptable prescription for a medication commonly prescribed by general dentists in Canada.
Once graduation from an accredited dental school is confirmed, the NDEB sends successful candidates an official certificate, which in turn is used to apply to individual provinces and territories for licensure.