Portability of licensure in Canada based on accreditation and certification.
Although registration and licensure of dentists in Canada is the purview of the ten provincial licensing authorities in Canada, establishment of standards and certification of candidates has for fifty years been the responsibility of the National Dental Examining Board. The NDEB administers a validated set of written and objective standardized clinical examinations to educationally qualified candidates. Such candidates include those who have graduated from accredited Canadian and United States schools and graduates of non-accredited schools who have satisfactorily finished a qualifying program. The NDEB cooperates closely with U.S. educational and accreditation programs and the American Dental Association.
Gerrow
Jack D
JD
Department of Dental Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Dalhousie University. jack.gerrow@dal.ca
Boyd
Marcia A
MA
Scott
David A
DA
D000068:Accreditation; D002170:Canada; D002568:Certification; D004497:Education, Dental / Q000592:standards; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D008005:Licensure, Dental; D011157:Population Dynamics; D013219:State Government; D014481:United States