Clinical Practice Evaluation

NOTICE OF CHANGE TO FEES CHARGED FOR THE NDAEB CLINICAL PRACTICE EVALUATION
EFFECTIVE DATE: JANUARY 1, 2011

At the October 3rd, 2009 Annual General Meeting of the National Dental Assisting Examining Board, the Board approved in increase to the fees charged to candidates taking the Clinical Practice Evaluation (CPE). Effective on January 1, 2011, the fee schedule below will apply.

Type of Fee	Amount
Application Fee (Non-refundable) applies to initial and retake evaluations	$50.00
CPE Fee (Initial evaluation 9 skills)	$950.00
CPE Re-evaluation Fee (per skill 1- 5 skills)	$175.00
Appeal Fee (refunded if appeal granted - subsequent attempt at no cost to the candidate)	$150.00
CPE Withdrawal Fee	Initial Evaluation	Retake Evaluation
- Withdrawal 45 days or more of CPE date - Withdrawal 15 to 44 days of CPE date - Withdrawal 10 to 14 days of CPE date - Withdrawal 1 to 9 days of CPE date - Withdrawal less than 24 hours of CPE date or no show	$100.00 $250.00 $400.00 $750.00 $950.00	10% of fee 25% of fee 40% of fee 75% of fee 100% of fee
Note: Withdrawal fees may be waived for medical reasons or for serious personal circumstances as determined by the CAO/Registrar

This information will be circulated to the Dental Assisting Regulatory Authorities, dental assisting associations, the Dental Assisting Educators of Canada and dental assisting education programs in November 2009.

General Information

The NDAEB developed a Clinical Practice Evaluation (CPE) for use by Dental Assisting Regulatory Authorities (DARA) in the licensing/registration of dental assistants. See the CPE Handbook on this site for general information.

Photographs of instrument and supply tray setups are available on this site. Please note: the photos represent generic setups. All evaluation sites may not provide exact instrument and supply items as shown in the photos. Some items may be substituted for similar instruments or materials.

Some DARA require graduates of Canadian non-accredited and out-of-country educational programs to successfully complete a two-part NDAEB certificate to include the written examination followed by the CPE. To confirm the requirement for the CPE in your province, please refer to the Registration & Licensure section of this website for DARA contact information.

The NDAEB administers the Clinical Practice Evaluation at sites across Canada four times annually. For CPE sessions and application deadline dates, please see the calendar on this site. The fee for the full CPE ( 7 skills) is $750.00 (Cdn) payable to the NDAEB. The fee for retaking individual skills is $150.00 per skill up to 4 skills. The fee for 5 skills or more is $750.00.

The Clinical Practice Evaluation includes the following nine (9) skills:

Skill 1: Exposes dental radiographs
Skill 2: Takes preliminary impressions
Skill 3: Applies and removes dental dam
Skill 4: Selective coronal polishing (rubber cup)
Skill 5: Applies treatment liner
Skill 6: Applies and removes matrix and wedge
Skill 7: Applies fluoride
Skill 8: Applies pit and fissure sealant
Skill 9: Applies topical anaesthetic