The Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada (CDAC) is responsible for accrediting den

tal, dental hygiene and dental assisting education programs in Canada.

For the purpose of certification and licensure in Canada, only programs that are accredited by either CDAC or the American Dental Association’s Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) are considered accredited.

Effective March 30, 2010, general dentistry programs accredited by CDAC or the Australian Dental Council (ADC).

For more information on any of the following, follow the link to contact the appropriate agency or organization:

• The American Dental Association’s Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA), via the American Dental Association’s website at www.ada.org.
• The Australian Dental Council website at www.adc.org.au.
• Certification and licensure for dentistry in Canada, via the Canadian Dental Association’s website at www.cda-adc.ca.
• Specific information on certification for dentistry, via the National Dental Examining Board of Canada’s website at www.ndeb.ca.
• Specific information on certification for dental hygiene, via the National Dental Hygiene Certification Board’s website at www.ndhcb.ca.
• Specific information on certification for dental assisting, via the National Dental Assisting Examining Board’s website at www.ndaeb.ca.
• For specific information on licensure, contact the regulatory authority in your province of practice.

A list of dental regulatory authorities is available on the Canadian Dental Association’s website at www.cda-adc.ca.

http://www.cda-adc.ca/cdacweb/en/international_professionals/

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KOM Consultants is the Canadian Application Centre for select Dental Schools in Australia.

Contact KOM Consultants to apply now for the February 2015 intake.  KOM will assist you throughout the application process and help you make the best application package possible.  

KOM’s Australian Dental Schools in Australia include:

• University of Adelaide Dental School
• Griffith Dental School
• James Cook University Dental School
• Sydney Dental School