ANNUAL REPORT - 2021 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 2021. The report includes Written Examination and Clinical Practice Evaluation statistics, Board and committee member information, and the 2021 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 2021, examinations were conducted for a second year using Computer Based Testing, including the use of on-line remote proctoring, as necessitated by the Covid-19 Pandemic. Examinations were constructed and evaluated and scored by a third-party testing provider, Meazure Learning (Yardstick Inc.), in conjunction with the NDAEB Chief Examiner and the NDAEB Written Exam Committee. Computer based 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 Meazure Learning (Yardstick Inc.), a leading provider of computer based examinations to deliver examinations online and at their established testing facilities and by online remote proctoring. Online and remote proctored examinations were successfully conducted during two sessions in June, and then one in September and December. Online remote proctored examinations are used when in-person testing is not possible.
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