Becoming Registered

To get started you will need:

• A diploma in a dental technology program.

You are an applicant who is nearing completion or has successfully completed a dental technology program approved by CADTR; George Brown College, Vancouver Community College, CDI College, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, Manitoba Technical Vocational High School and Cégep Édouard-Montpetit.

If you do not meet these requirements when you apply and pay your non-refundable application fee, you will have 12 months from the date of application to fulfill them.

Approved Education Programs

To get started you will need:

• An official transcript for the degree, diploma, or certificate.
• A report from an organization designated by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) that authenticates your credentials.
• A description of all relevant courses taken (course outlines or syllabi) from the educational institution or, in extenuating circumstances, alternative documents approved by CADTR, and evidence of having completed 1300 experiential hours.
• You need to provide evidence of 1300 experiential hours in dental technology practice gained three years before the date of application. It can be a combination of experiential hours gained in continuing education programs or work experience acquired in any country.

You have graduated from a dental technology program not listed in Route #1, or another dental health program in Canada or outside of Canada. If you do not meet these requirements when you apply and pay your non-refundable application fee, you will have 12 months from the date of application to fulfill them.

*All documents submitted to CADTR must be in English or French. If the original exists in a language other than English or French, the applicant is responsible for having those documents translated by a certified translator.

Designated Credential Assessment (DCA) organizations

• Comparative Education Service: University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies (CES)
• International Credential Assessment Service of Canada (ICAS)
• International Credential Evaluation Service (ICES)
• International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS)
• World Education Services (WES)

To get started you will need:

• A Letter of Referral from the DTR in the province that you were registered.
• Evidence of having completed 1300 hours in dental technology practice in the 3 years prior to the date of application, as a component of an education program and/or a combination of post-graduation dental technology practice in any country.

You are an applicant who was previously registered as a Registered Dental Technologist/Technician (RDT), Dental Technologist/Technician (DT) or Technologue en Prothèses et Appareils Dentaires (TPAD) with a Canadian Dental Technology Regulator (DTR) and has a Letter of Referral from the DTR that is received by CADTR no more than six months from the date of issue.

You are an applicant who has completed the credentialing process with a Canadian Dental Technology Regulator. You must have a Letter of Credential and Assessment Standing from the Regulator that is received by CADTR no more than six months from the date of issue.