{"id":299,"date":"2021-02-11T16:08:23","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T16:08:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ndeb.wpengine.com\/?page_id=299"},"modified":"2026-07-14T10:42:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T14:42:17","slug":"entry-to-practice-education-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ndeb-bned.ca\/activity-log-backup\/equivalency-process\/entry-to-practice-education-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Entry to Practice Education Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1614279252822{padding-top: 50px !important;}&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;container-1180&#8243;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"TextRun SCXW211550971 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW211550971 BCX0\">Qualifying and Degree Completion Programs<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Accredited Qualifying and Degree Completion Programs are offered by Faculties of Dentistry in Canada. These programs are designed to familiarize international graduates to dentistry and dental practice in Canada. Upon successful completion of a Qualifying or Degree Completion Program, individuals are eligible to participate in the NDEB Certification Process.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1614279252822{padding-top: 50px !important;}&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;container-1180&#8243;][vc_column]<div class=\"qode_custom_table  table-1390\" role=\"table\" aria-label=\"Organization\" aria-describedby=\"table-1390-desc\"><div class=\"table_title clearfix\" id=\"table-1390-desc\"><h2  class=\"title-table h5\">Qualifying and Degree Completion Programs<\/h2><div class=\"dp_filter\"><label>Province:<\/label><span class=\"custom-dropdown\"><select name=\"table_filter\"><option value=\"\">-Select-<\/option><option value=\"alberta\">Alberta<\/option><option value=\"saskatchewan\">Saskatchewan<\/option><option value=\"manitoba\">Manitoba<\/option><option value=\"ontario\">Ontario<\/option><option value=\"quebec\">Quebec<\/option><option value=\"nova-scotia\">Nova Scotia<\/option><\/select><\/span><\/div><\/div><ul class=\"clearfix column-3\"><li class=\"row-item head_row clearfix\" role=\"row\"><span class=\"column-1\" role=\"columnheader\">Organization<\/span><span class=\"column-2\" role=\"columnheader\">Address<\/span><span class=\"column-3\" role=\"columnheader\">Contact Information<\/span><\/li><li class=\"row-item tbody-row clearfix\" data-filter=\"alberta\" role=\"row\"><span class=\"row_heading\" role=\"cell\"><label>Organization<\/label>University of Alberta<\/span><span class=\"column-1\" role=\"cell\"><p><strong>Admissions Office<\/strong><br \/>\nSchool of Dentistry,<br \/>\nUniversity of Alberta<\/p>\n<\/span><span class=\"column-2\" role=\"cell\"><label>Address<\/label><p>Edmonton Clinic Health Academy, 5th Floor<br \/>\n11405-87 Avenue NW<br \/>\nEdmonton, AB T6G 1C9<\/p>\n<\/span><span class=\"column-3\" role=\"cell\"><label>Contact Information<\/label><p>Tel: 780-492-1319<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:dentadms@ualberta.ca\">dentadms@ualberta.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<\/span><\/li><li class=\"row-item tbody-row clearfix\" data-filter=\"saskatchewan\" role=\"row\"><span class=\"row_heading\" role=\"cell\"><label>Organization<\/label>University of Saskatchewan<\/span><span class=\"column-1\" role=\"cell\"><p>Merissa McCormick,<br \/>\nAdmission Assistant<\/p>\n<\/span><span class=\"column-2\" role=\"cell\"><label>Address<\/label><p>Admissions, College of Dentistry<br \/>\nRoom 303, 105 Wiggins Road<br \/>\nSaskatoon, SK S7N 5E4<\/p>\n<\/span><span class=\"column-3\" role=\"cell\"><label>Contact Information<\/label><p>Tel: 306-966-5117<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:dentistry.admissions@usask.ca\">dentistry.admissions@usask.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<\/span><\/li><li class=\"row-item tbody-row clearfix\" data-filter=\"manitoba\" role=\"row\"><span class=\"row_heading\" role=\"cell\"><label>Organization<\/label>University of Manitoba<\/span><span class=\"column-1\" role=\"cell\"><p>Jean Lyon, IDDP Coordinator<br \/>\nCollege of Dentistry,<br \/>\nRady Faculty of Health Sciences<\/p>\n<\/span><span class=\"column-2\" role=\"cell\"><label>Address<\/label><p>D113 \u2013 780 Bannatyne Avenue<br \/>\nWinnipeg, MB R3E 0W2<\/p>\n<\/span><span class=\"column-3\" role=\"cell\"><label>Contact Information<\/label><p>Tel: 204-977-5611<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:dent_iddp@umanitoba.ca\">dent_iddp@umanitoba.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<\/span><\/li><li class=\"row-item tbody-row clearfix\" data-filter=\"ontario\" role=\"row\"><span class=\"row_heading\" role=\"cell\"><label>Organization<\/label>Western University<\/span><span class=\"column-1\" role=\"cell\"><p>Mari Long, Academic<br \/>\nAdministrative Assistant<br \/>\nSchulich School of Medicine &amp;<br \/>\nDentistry<\/p>\n<\/span><span class=\"column-2\" role=\"cell\"><label>Address<\/label><p>Dental Sciences Building Room 1003<br \/>\nLondon, ON N6A 5C1<\/p>\n<\/span><span class=\"column-3\" role=\"cell\"><label>Contact Information<\/label><p>Tel: 519-661-2111<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:itd.program@schulich.uwo.ca\">itd.program@schulich.uwo.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<\/span><\/li><li class=\"row-item tbody-row clearfix\" data-filter=\"ontario\" role=\"row\"><span class=\"row_heading\" role=\"cell\"><label>Organization<\/label>University of Toronto<\/span><span class=\"column-1\" role=\"cell\"><p>Faculty of Dentistry<\/p>\n<\/span><span class=\"column-2\" role=\"cell\"><label>Address<\/label><p>124 Edward Street<br \/>\nToronto, ON M5G 1G6<\/p>\n<\/span><span class=\"column-3\" role=\"cell\"><label>Contact Information<\/label><p>Tel: 416-979-4901 (1) 4374<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:admissions@dentistry.utoronto.ca\">admissions@dentistry.utoronto.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<\/span><\/li><li class=\"row-item tbody-row clearfix\" data-filter=\"quebec\" role=\"row\"><span class=\"row_heading\" role=\"cell\"><label>Organization<\/label>McGill University<\/span><span class=\"column-1\" role=\"cell\"><p>Ms. Marie-Claude Loignon,<br \/>\nAdmissions and Recruitment Officer<br \/>\nAdmissions Office<br \/>\nFaculty of Dentistry<\/p>\n<\/span><span class=\"column-2\" role=\"cell\"><label>Address<\/label><p>2001 McGill College Avenue, Suite 500<br \/>\nMontreal, QC H3A 1G1<\/p>\n<\/span><span class=\"column-3\" role=\"cell\"><label>Contact Information<\/label><p>Tel: 514 398-7203 (1) 00063<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:undergrad.dentistry@mcgill.ca\">undergrad.dentistry@mcgill.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<\/span><\/li><li class=\"row-item tbody-row clearfix\" data-filter=\"nova-scotia\" role=\"row\"><span class=\"row_heading\" role=\"cell\"><label>Organization<\/label>Dalhousie University<\/span><span class=\"column-1\" role=\"cell\"><p>Jo-Anne Roski, Assistant Manager<br \/>\nFaculty of Dentistry<\/p>\n<\/span><span class=\"column-2\" role=\"cell\"><label>Address<\/label><p>5981 University Avenue<br \/>\nHalifax, NS B3H 3J5<\/p>\n<\/span><span class=\"column-3\" role=\"cell\"><label>Contact Information<\/label><p>Tel: 902-494-2824<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:J.Roski@Dal.Ca\">J.Roski@Dal.Ca<\/a><\/p>\n<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1614279231652{padding-top: 70px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;container-1180&#8243;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"TextRun SCXW93512890 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW93512890 BCX0\">Bridge Training to Dental Practice in Canada (BTDPC)<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">BTDPC is for individuals following the equivalency process to obtain licensure as a general dentist in Canada and have yet to pass the\u202f\u00a0NDECC. Applicants must be graduates of a minimum four-year\u00a0recognised\u00a0university dental program who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada on or before the deadline date for application.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">This new program is currently in development and\u00a0is\u00a0undergoing pilot testing for two years at three locations:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, in English<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in English<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">l\u2019Universit\u00e9 Laval, Qu\u00e9bec City, Qu\u00e9bec, in French<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The program is anticipated to be completed within eight months.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Learn more about the <a href=\"https:\/\/acfd.ca\/training-programs\/btdpc-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BTDCP.<\/a><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; 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