Notice
The NDAEB office will be closed for the holidays from December 26, 2011 to January 2nd, 2012.
Exam Results
Results from the December 10th, 2011 written exam were released by mail on Monday January 9th, 2011.
Exam Applications
The NDAEB is accepting applications for the March 31st written exam until the deadline date of Friday, February 17th at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time.
CPE Results
Results of the November/December 2011 CPE sessions were released to candidates by mail on Thursday, December 8th, 2011.
CPE Applications
The NDAEB is accepting applications for the February/March 2012 Clinical Practice Evaluation (CPE) sessions until the deadline date of Friday, January 6th, 2012 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time.
Notice
Increase to written exam fees effective January 1, 2012 (see NDAEB News page)
Notice
Limit of 3 attempts on the NDAEB written exam effective January 1, 2012 (see NDAEB News page)
Notice
Credit card payments no longer accepted effective January 1, 2012 (see NDAEB News page)
CPE Orientation Video
The CPE Orientation Video is now available in the CPE area of this website.
Mandatory Two-Part NDAEB Certificate - International Applicants
Candidates educated outside Canada are required to complete a mandatory two-part NDAEB certificate process ...
NDAEB 2010 Annual Report
The NDAEB 2010 Annual Report is available for download in the Document Library.

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Phone: (613) 526-3424
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Office Hours:
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Monday to Friday

When applying to write the NDAEB exam, please read the information on the exam application and in the Candidate Handbook carefully. Details regarding all aspects of exam administration, including application processing, exam preparation and post exam administrative details are available in the Candidate Handbook.

The National Dental Assisting Examining Board complies with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). Please be sure to read the Privacy Policy.

Domain Description

The National Dental Assisting Examining Board conducted a thorough review of the Domain Description in 2010. The revised Domain Description becomes effective on January 1, 2011. Stakeholders including all schools, Dental Assisting Regulatory Authorities, dental assisting associations and the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada have been advised.

To view the revised Domain Description, click here.

The Domain Description for Dental Assisting is the knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviours the dental assistant should possess upon entry/re-entry into practice and is utilized for:

Preparation of examination candidates
Dental assisting education
Examination development and review

When preparing for the NDAEB exam, candidates are advised to refer often to the Domain Description for Dental Assisting which is found in the Candidate Handbook.

The Domain Description is reviewed periodically to ensure its content reflects current entry level practice for dental assisting in Canada.

The next Domain Description review will be conducted in 2015.

NDAEB Examination Sites

British Columbia	Campbell River, Chilliwack, Cranbrook, Kelowna, Nanaimo, Prince George, Vancouver and Victoria
Alberta	Calgary and Edmonton
Saskatchewan	Regina and Saskatoon
Manitoba	The Pas, Winkler, and Winnipeg
Ontario	Barrie, Belleville, Hamilton, Kitchener-Waterloo, London, North Bay, Oshawa, Ottawa, Sudbury, Thunder Bay, Toronto, Welland and Windsor
Quebec	Charlesbourg, Lasalle, Montreal and Quebec City
New Brunswick	Fredericton, Moncton and Saint John
Prince Edward Island	Charlottetown
Nova Scotia	Halifax and Sydney
Newfoundland and Labrador	St. John's
	For details on special sittings, please see the Candidate Handbook. The NDAEB examination is not available outside Canada.

Disclosure Of Information To Third Parties

For reasons of public protection, the NDAEB will release all written exam and or Clinical Practice Evaluation, including pass or fail results, to the DARA in the province in which the exam was written or the CPE was taken. Results will also be released to any other DARA requesting the information or to any DARA the NDAEB believes should receive the information.

Applicants must sign the agreement contained on the written exam or CPE application form, acknowledging the release of exam and or CPE results before being registered with the NDAEB. For details, please refer to the NDAEB privacy policy on this site.