NDEB Certification
Obtaining NDEB certification means that an individual has demonstrated that they meet the competencies required of a beginning dental practitioner in Canada.
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Individuals certified in 2018 |
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| Graduates of Canadian DDS programs | 491 |
| Graduates of accredited Qualifying/Degree Completion programs* | 68 |
| Graduates of accredited programs in the US, Ireland, New Zealand, and Australia | 263 |
| Individuals who successfully completed the Equivalency Process | 320 |
| Total certified | 1143 |
Historical certification information
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Graduates of Canadian DDS programs |
Graduates of accredited Qualifying/Degree Completion programs |
Graduates of accredited programs in the US, Ireland, New Zealand, and Australia |
Individuals who successfully completed the Equivalency Process |
Total certified |
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| 2018 | 491 | 68 | 263 | 320 | 1143 |
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2017 |
483 | 75 | 235 | 307 | 1101 |
| 2016 | 462 | 83 | 212 | 251 | 1008 |
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2015 |
442 |
83 |
241 |
259 |
1025 |
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2014 |
443 |
87 |
215 |
25* |
770 |
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2013 |
448 |
80 |
175 |
122 |
825 |
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2012 |
427 |
85 |
174 |
122 |
808 |
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2011 |
444 |
79 |
161 |
36 |
720 |
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2010 |
458 |
63 |
143 |
0 |
664 |
* Does not include 256 candidates who passed the November exminations and were certified in Jan 2016
Certification Process
| Written Examination | OSCE | |||
| # of candidates | % pass | # of candidates | % pass | |
| 2018 | 1373 | 87 | 1229 | 93 |
| 2017 | 1363 | 88 | 1295 | 97 |
As of 2018, pass rates are reported based on the original number of test takers and do not include upheld appeals.
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Summary of historical pass rates for the NDEB Written Examination and OSCE
| Written Examination | OSCE | |||
| # of candidates | % pass | # of candidates | % pass | |
| 2018 | 1373 | 87 | 1279 | 97 |
| 2017 | 1363 | 88 | 1295 | 97 |
| 2016 | 1262 | 87 | 1229 | 93 |
| 2015 | 1209 | 88 | 1165 | 95 |
| 2014 | 1126 | 89 | 1073 | 99 |
| 2013 | 969 | 89 | 920 | 97 |
| 2012 | 889 | 94 | 852 | 98 |
As of 2018, pass rates are reported based on the original number of test takers and do not include upheld appeals.
Equivalency Process
| AFK | ACJ | ACS | ||||
| # of participants | % pass | # of participants | % pass | # of participants | % pass | |
| 2019 | 804* | 46 | ||||
| 2018 | 1585 | 49 | 943 | 44 | 693 | 36 |
| 2017 | 1384 | 46 | 836 | 34 | 812 | 39 |
* Feb 2019 results only
As of 2018, pass rates are reported based on the original number of test takers and do not include upheld appeals.
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Summary of historical pass rates for the Equivalency Process
Assessment of Fundamental Knowledge (AFK)
| # of participants | % pass | |
| 2018 | 1585 | 49 |
| 2017 | 1384 | 46 |
| 2016 | 1238 | 51 |
| 2015 | 1498 | 50 |
| 2014 | 1277 | 48 |
| 2013 | 1187 | 42 |
| 2012 | 1125 | 36 |
| 2011 | 821 |
44 |
*The 2018 results only show the February 2018 statistics
Assessment of Clinical Judgement (ACJ)
| # of particpants | % pass | |
| 2018 | 943 | 44 |
| 2017 | 836 | 35 |
| 2016 | 754 | 75 |
| 2015 | 899 | 60 |
| 2014 | 652 | 70 |
| 2013 | 493 | 59 |
| 2012 | 373 | 65 |
| 2011 | 289 | 50 |
Assessment of Clinical Skills (ACS)
| # of participants | % pass | |
| 2018 | 693 | 36 |
| 2017 | 812 | 39 |
| 2016 | 732 | 37 |
| 2015 | 718 | 36 |
| 2014 | 709 | 40 |
| 2013 | 483 | 30 |
| 2012 | 359 | 36 |
| 2011 | 266 | 36 |
DSCKE
Summary of historical results for the DSCKE
2015 - 2018
| Range in % | Mean Score in % | |
| Sept 2015 | 65 - 86 | 67.91 |
| Feb 2016 | 52 - 91 | 78.85 |
| Sept 2016 | 64 - 95 | 80.5 |
| Feb 2017 | 51 - 92 | 82.62 |
| Sept 2017 | 69 - 89 | 81.78 |
| Feb 2018 | 66-90 | 77.8 |
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Sept 2018 |
52 - 93 | 77.90 |
Distribution of DSCKE Participants Annually
| Specialty | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| Endodontics | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Oral Medicine/Oral Pathology | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oral Radiology | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oral Surgery | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Orthodontics | 12 | 6 | 9 |
| Pediatrics | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Periodontics | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Prosthodontics | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dental Public Health | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 26 | 17 | 15 |