ANNUAL REPORT - 2021 6 Preparation Test The NDAEB launched an online Preparation Test for candidates registered for active exam sittings. Preparation tests are reflective of the national exam and are intended to help candidates prepare and become familiar with the structure of the national board exam. These tests will allow candidates to self-assess their level of preparedness to be successful on their actual exam or address areas or topics that need further review or preparation. The preparation test contains 75 multiple choice questions and will follow the same test blueprint as the true exam. Test questions will be randomized and so no two attempts will be identical. These tests are provided by the NDAEB and developed by the same item writing committee that designs questions in the NDAEB’s item bank. 2021 PREPARATION TEST SUMMARY Exam Sitting: 1 Test /per candidate 2 Tests /per candidate 3 Tests /per candidate June 2-4, 2021 86 52 70 June 28-30, 2021 162 54 53 September 27-29, 2021 113 63 79 December 8-10, 2021 91 43 53 Total Preparation Tests 452 212 255 Clinical Practice Evaluation (CPE) The NDAEB developed the Clinical Practice Evaluation in 2001 to assist the Canadian Dental Assisting Regulatory Authorities with the implementation of the Mutual Recognition Agreement for Dental Assisting. The NDAEB does not require graduates of Canadian dental assisting education programs to take the Clinical Practice Evaluation to attain the NDAEB certificate. The Canadian Dental Assisting Regulatory Authorities determine if the CPE is required by graduates of Canadian non-accredited programs as part of the licensure/registration process in a province. Currently, all provinces except Ontario and Québec, require graduates of non-accredited dental assisting programs to successfully complete the CPE to attain a license/registration to practice. The NDAEB requires international applicants to successfully complete the CPE, or attend voluntary education upgrading at a Canadian education program in lieu of the CPE, to attain the NDAEB certificate. Canadian program graduates may attend education upgrading; to meet initial exam eligibility requirements, or when they have been unsuccessful on individual skills after three attempts on the CPE. Some candidates choose to attend voluntary education rather than take the Clinical Practice Evaluation. Candidates wishing to attend education upgrading in Canada are encouraged to attend CDAC accredited institutions for labour mobility purposes. 80 primary evaluators and session facilitators from across Canada have been trained to administer the evaluation in a standardized format.
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