Access to Dental Technology Project I
- Project Status
- Completed
- Partially Funded by
In December 2017, CADTR was awarded funding from Employment and Social Development Canada to undertake a series of initiatives under the multi-year pan-Canadian “Access to Dental Technology Project”.
The overriding purpose of the project is to address the critical shortage of licensed dental technology professionals in Canada by centralizing functions related to the assessment of applicants in an effort to better standardize outcomes.
This involved creating harmonized standards, processes, programs and tools to support transparent, fair and objective credential evaluation and competency-based assessments. Importantly, ease of access to these tools, programs and guidance documents will ensure that aspiring internationally educated dental technology professionals who wish to practise anywhere in Canada know about the profession prior to immigration and are better prepared to pursue registration.
Project Milestones
Education Benchmark
For the first time, an Education Benchmark has been completed which defines the minimum Canadian dental technology program requirements, curriculum, course content and content definitions based on current education programs.
Profession Specific Credential Evaluation (PSCE)
The PSCE is a consistent and fair way for CADTR to determine if applicants who have graduated from a dental health program or dental technology program not approved by CADTR have completed the equivalent of both (a) the entry-level education and (b) the practical experience defined by the Education Benchmark.