ANNUAL REPORT - 2020 Nat i ona l Denta l As s i s t i ng Exami ni ng Boa rd 2 The National Dental Assisting Examining Board The NDAEB is an independent Board with representatives from the Canadian Dental Assisting Regulatory Authorities, the Canadian Dental Assistants' Association, the Canadian Dental Association, the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada, dental assisting educators from accredited and non-accredited educational institutes, and the public. The Board also includes a non-voting position for a Student Representative. The NDAEB provides this Annual Report to stakeholders as an overview of activities in 2020. The report includes Written Examination and Clinical Practice Evaluation statistics, Board and committee member information, and the 2020 audited financial statements. Mission The NDAEB's mission is to assure individuals have met the current national baseline standard in the knowledge and skills required by Canadian provincial or territorial regulatory authorities for recognition as an intra-oral dental assistant. Vision The NDAEB will strive for excellence in the provision of valid and reliable national dental assisting examinations. Values The NDAEB is committed to fairness, transparency and excellence in the services it provides to candidates, stakeholders and the public. Psychometrics In 2020, examinations were conducted using Computer Based Testing as necessitated by the Covid-19 Pandemic. Examinations were constructed and evaluated and scored by Dr. Dwight Harley, Ph.D., Director of Assessment and Evaluation in conjunction with the NDAEB Chief Examiner and the NDAEB Written Exam Committee. Online Testing Provider In order to continue providing the national board exam to the dental assisting candidates in a safe and secure manner during the Covid-19 pandemic, the NDAEB contracted the services of Prometric, a leading provider of online testing solutions, to deliver examinations online at testing facilities and by online remote proctoring. Online and remote proctored examinations were successfully conducted for the June, October and December 2020 exam sittings. Written Examination The NDAEB administers a 200 item multiple choice written examination four times per year at sites across Canada, and is available in both official languages. All provinces, except Quebec, require intra-oral Level II dental assistants entering the profession to hold the NDAEB certificate. The Written Exam Committee develops and maintains the exam items and is comprised of 11 volunteers representing practicing dental assistants and educators from across Canada.
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