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Mutual Recognition – Canada
The Reciprocity Agreement between the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada (CDAC) and the Dental Council of Ireland was signed on 5 December 2012. Under this the CDAC and the Dental Council agree that each party recognises the accreditation standards and policies of the other party as being substantially equivalent to its own. There are twelve dental programmes covered under this agreement, ten in Canada and two in Ireland and students who graduate from these programmes after 5 December 2012 can benefit from its provisions. This agreement is subject to ongoing review.
Under the agreement the CDAC agrees to encourage the Canadian Dental Regulatory Authorities Federation (CDRAF) to accept graduates of the two Irish dental programmes as graduates of an accredited educational program without the need to meet other educational requirements for licensure and registration. To practice in Canada dentists have to pass the National Dental Examining Board (NDEB) examinations. In Canada the registration process can vary from Province to Province and graduates who wish to avail of this agreement should carefully investigate the requirements of the regulatory/licensing jurisdiction, including the requirements of the NDEB, where they wish to practice before making any firm plans to travel.
Graduates from an accredited Canadian programmes should apply to the Dental Council for registration. The Dental Council has recognised the ten programmes accredited by the CDAC under the provisions of Section 27(2)(d) of the Dentists Act, 1985. The registration process is relatively straight forward, details of which can be found by clicking the link below;
Apply for registration with the Irish Dental Council here
Useful contact information – Canada
National Dental Examination Board:
80 Elgin Street,
2nd Floor
Ottawa,
Ontario K1P 6R2
www.ndeb.ca
Canadian Dental Regulatory Authorities Federation
6 Crescent Road
Toronto,
Ontario M4W 1T1
www.cdraf.org
Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada:
1815 Alta Vista Drive
Ottawa,
Ontario K1G 3Y6
www.cda-adc.ca/cdacweb/en
Irish Dental Schools
University of Dublin (Trinity College) – Dublin Dental University Hospital, Lincoln Place Dublin 2
National University of Ireland (University College Cork) – Cork University Dental School and Hospital, Wilton, Cork
Programs subject to the reciprocal recognition arrangement
Country | Institute | Program | Award/Credential |
Ireland | National University of Ireland | Bachelor of Dental Surgery | BDS |
University of Dublin | Bachelor in Dental Science | B.Dent.Sc | |
Canada | Dalhousie University | Doctor of Dental Surgery | DDS |
McGill University | Doctor of Dental Medicine | DMD | |
Université de Laval | Doctorat en médecine dentaire | DMD | |
Université de Montréal | Doctorat en médecine dentaire | DMD | |
University of Alberta | Doctor of Dental Surgery | DDS | |
University of British Columbia | Doctor of Dental Medicine | DMD | |
University of Manitoba | Doctor of Dental Medicine | DMD | |
University of Saskatchewan | Doctor of Dental Medicine | DMD | |
University of Toronto | Doctor of Dental Surgery | DDS | |
University of Western Ontario | Doctor of Dental Surgery | DDS |
In this section…
- Fees and Online Payments
- Resigning from the Register
- Irish Graduates
- Mutual Recognition - Canada
- Dentists
- Dental Specialists
- Auxiliary Dental Workers
- Restoring your Registration
- Additional Qualifications
- Professional Good Standing
- Examination Details
- Language proficiency
- Applicants with Refugee or Temporary Protection Status