ANNUAL REPORT - 2020 Nat i ona l Denta l As s i s t i ng Exami ni ng Boa rd 3 Standard Setting for the Written Examination The National Dental Assisting Examining Board uses the modified Angoff standard setting method to set passing scores for the written examination. Written Exam Results The following tables illustrate the results achieved by candidates on the written exam in 2020. The results are reported by province and by education program categories (CDAC accredited, non-accredited, and internationally trained). 2020 WRITTEN EXAM RESULTS BY PROVINCE AND INTERNATONAL Initial Examinations Rewrite Examinations Candidates From: Total Pass Fail Total Pass Fail British Columbia 295 274 (92.9%) 21 (7.1%) 14 8 (57.1%) 6 (42.9%) Alberta 325 296 (91.1%) 29 (8.9%) 14 11 (78.6%) 3 (21.4%) Saskatchewan 78 66 (84.6%) 12 (15.4%) 1 1 (100.0%) 0 (0.0%) Manitoba 70 56 (80.0%) 14 (20.0%) 5 2 (40.0%) 3 (60.0%) Ontario 635 397 (62.5%) 238 (37.5%) 91 50 (54.9%) 41 (45.1%) Quebec 0 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) New Brunswick 25 19 (76.0%) 6 (24.0%) 4 4 (100.0%) 0 (0.0%) Nova Scotia 28 23 (82.1%) 5 (17.9%) 0 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) Prince Edward Island 17 15 (88.2%) 2 (11.8%) 0 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) Newfoundland & Labrador 32 16 (50.0%) 16 (50.0%) 11 5 (45.5%) 6 (54.5%) International 218 201 (92.2%) 17 (7.8%) 13 8 (61.5%) 5 (38.5%) Total 1,723 1,363 (79.1%) 360 (20.9%) 153 89 (58.2%) 64 (41.8%)
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