Cost Estimator

This interactive calculator helps you determine the costs incurred in becoming a Canadian registered dental technologist/technician. All costs are estimated in Canadian dollars.

  • 10 Minutes

Choose the route of entry that applies to you.

We show you the standardized fees that apply to your specific route. Then you add your own variable costs for any other expenses you might incur along the way. The total amount gives you an estimate of the minimum costs associated with your route of entry.

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What do these mean?

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Approved Program Route
Application Fee:
Experiential Hours Verification Fee (if applicable):
Cost of Official Transcript:
Knowledge-Based Assessment (KBA):
Performance-Based Assessment (PBA):
Courier:
Miscellaneous costs:
Registration with a Dental Technology Regulator (DTR):

For full details on applying, credentialling, documents, forms, assessments and provincial Regulators visit the CADTR website.

Return to OSAT Website

Application Fee

If applying through Routes #1, #2 and #3, you’re required to pay a standard application fee through the Applicant Portal.

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Experiential Hours Verification Fee (if applicable)

If you’re required to provide documentation about your experiential hours, you’ll need to submit the Experiential Hours Form to CADTR for verification and pay a $52 fee through the Applicant Portal.

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Cost of Official Transcript

Arrange for the educational institution where you obtained your diploma/degree to send your official transcript directly to CADTR. The fee may vary according to your educational institution.

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Knowledge-Based Assessment (KBA)

This fee applies to a virtually proctored computer-based assessment taken by participants at a location of their choosing, monitored by humans and offered twice a year. Fee is paid through the Applicant Portal.

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Performance-Based Assessment (PBA)

This fee applies to an in-person assessment that’s offered once a year at two locations. Participants demonstrate their entry to practice skills in a lab setting. Fee is paid through the Applicant Portal.

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Courier

These costs vary according to your route of entry and refer to any documents you are required to send personally to CADTR by courier or regular mail.

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Miscellaneous costs

For the bigger picture on costs, feel free to add in any expenses you might incur through immigration, settlement, travel to the scheduled PBA location, and anything else you think is relevant.

Please enter an amount

Registration with a Dental Technology Regulator (DTR)

Once you’ve successfully completed credentialing and the assessment, you’ll receive a report which you can bring to your DTR of choice in the province where you want to practice and apply for registration. Fees vary from province to province.

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Dental Technology Education Equivalence (DTEE) Route
Application Fee:
Report from a Designated Credential Assessment (DCA) organization:
Credential Evaluation Fee:
Experiential Hours Verification Fee (if applicable):
Documents sent from DCA or your educational institution to CADTR:
Knowledge-Based Assessment (KBA):
Performance-Based Assessment (PBA):
Courier:
Document translation, if required:
Miscellaneous costs:
Registration with a Dental Technology Regulator (DTR):

For full details on applying, credentialling, documents, forms, assessments and provincial Regulators visit the CADTR website.

Return to OSAT Website

Application Fee

If applying through Routes #1, #2 and #3, you’re required to pay a standard application fee through the Applicant Portal.

Please enter an amount

Report from a Designated Credential Assessment (DCA) organization

Before starting the credentialing process with CADTR, you need a credentialing report from a Designated Credential Assessment (DCA) organization.

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Credential Evaluation Fee

Once CADTR has received the required documents, you’ll receive a confirmation by email and then pay the credential evaluation fee through the Applicant Portal.

Please enter an amount

Experiential Hours Verification Fee (if applicable)

If you’re required to provide documentation about your experiential hours, you’ll need to submit the Experiential Hours Form to CADTR for verification and pay a $52 fee through the Applicant Portal.

Please enter an amount

Documents sent from DCA or your educational institution to CADTR

These are fees charged by your DCA or former school to send transcripts, course descriptions/syllabi, etc. directly to CADTR.

Please enter an amount

Knowledge-Based Assessment (KBA)

This fee applies to a virtually proctored computer-based assessment taken by participants at a location of their choosing, monitored by humans and offered twice a year. Fee is paid through the Applicant Portal.

Please enter an amount

Performance-Based Assessment (PBA)

This fee applies to an in-person assessment that’s offered once a year at two locations. Participants demonstrate their entry to practice skills in a lab setting. Fee is paid through the Applicant Portal.

Please enter an amount

Courier

These costs vary according to your route of entry and refer to any documents you are required to send personally to CADTR by courier or regular mail.

Please enter an amount

Document translation, if required

All documents submitted directly to CADTR must be in English or French. If the original exists in another language, arrange for a certified translation with a copy of the original document and send both to CADTR.

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Miscellaneous costs

For the bigger picture on costs, feel free to add in any expenses you might incur through immigration, settlement, travel to the scheduled PBA location, and anything else you think is relevant.

Please enter an amount

Registration with a Dental Technology Regulator (DTR)

Once you’ve successfully completed credentialing and the assessment, you’ll receive a report which you can bring to your DTR of choice in the province where you want to practice and apply for registration. Fees vary from province to province.

Please enter an amount

Referral Route
Application Fee:
Experiential Hours Verification Fee (if applicable):
Courier:
Miscellaneous costs:

For full details on applying, credentialling, documents, forms, assessments and provincial Regulators visit the CADTR website.

Return to OSAT Website

Application Fee

If applying through Routes #1, #2 and #3, you’re required to pay a standard application fee through the Applicant Portal.

Please enter an amount

Experiential Hours Verification Fee (if applicable)

If you’re required to provide documentation about your experiential hours, you’ll need to submit the Experiential Hours Form to CADTR for verification and pay a $52 fee through the Applicant Portal.

Please enter an amount

Courier

These costs vary according to your route of entry and refer to any documents you are required to send personally to CADTR by courier or regular mail.

Please enter an amount

Miscellaneous costs

For the bigger picture on costs, feel free to add in any expenses you might incur through immigration, settlement, travel to the scheduled PBA location, and anything else you think is relevant.

Please enter an amount

Letter of Credential and Assessment Standing (L-CAS) Route
Letter of Credential and Assessment Standing from the Regulator sent to CADTR:
Knowledge-Based Assessment (KBA):
Performance-Based Assessment (PBA):
Courier:
Miscellaneous costs:

For full details on applying, credentialling, documents, forms, assessments and provincial Regulators visit the CADTR website.

Return to OSAT Website

Letter of Credential and Assessment Standing from the Regulator sent to CADTR

This a fee may apply when requesting your letter of standing from the Regulator when applying to CADTR. Fees may vary according to province.

Please enter an amount

Knowledge-Based Assessment (KBA)

This fee applies to a virtually proctored computer-based assessment taken by participants at a location of their choosing, monitored by humans and offered twice a year. Fee is paid through the Applicant Portal.

Please enter an amount

Performance-Based Assessment (PBA)

This fee applies to an in-person assessment that’s offered once a year at two locations. Participants demonstrate their entry to practice skills in a lab setting. Fee is paid through the Applicant Portal.

Please enter an amount

Courier

These costs vary according to your route of entry and refer to any documents you are required to send personally to CADTR by courier or regular mail.

Please enter an amount

Miscellaneous costs

For the bigger picture on costs, feel free to add in any expenses you might incur through immigration, settlement, travel to the scheduled PBA location, and anything else you think is relevant.

Please enter an amount