Procedures for International Applicants

National Dental Assisting Examining Board Revised May 2019 - 3 - Candidates must also submit the following documents to the NDAEB: II. A $150.00 international assessment fee, payable in Canadian dollars to the NDAEB, by money order to bank draft. NDAEB does not accept credit/debit cards, personal cheques or cash. III. Copies of academic transcripts and diploma that have been certified/notarized as true copies of the original by a commissioner of oaths, notary public, or lawyer in Canada. If original documents are not in English or French, translated copies must also be submitted and must be certified/notarized as true copies of the original by a commissioner of oaths, notary public, or lawyer in Canada. Please note: i. Translated documents given a stamp of certified translation will not be accepted as certified/ notarized true copies of the original. NDAEB requires that documents be certified/notarized by a commissioner of oaths, notary public, or lawyer in Canada. ii. True copies of documents certified/notarized at a Canadian provincial government office are also acceptable. iii. Documents certified/notarized in another country are not acceptable except those that were certified/notarized by Canadian staff at a Canadian embassy or consulate abroad. IV. A completed Dental Assisting Course Work Report (DACWR). Click HERE to download the report; see also under Document Library . ➢ Reminder: Candidates submitting their documents to IQAS must submit the DACWR directly to IQAS. V. A signed Consent for Personal Information Form. Click HERE to download the form; see also under Document Library . VI. If the name appearing on the academic records or other documents is different from the name applying with, a copy of a marriage or divorce certificate, sworn affidavit or proof of legal name change, is required for the NDAEB to verify and reconcile the name of the applicant with the name appearing on the documents submitting. Documents issued outside of Canada, must be certified/notarized by the commissioner of oaths, notary public, or lawyer in Canada. VII. Graduates of a Dental Assisting program (or other equivalent formal allied dental health care program) achieved outside of Canada require a ‘NDAEB Program Survey’ provided by the candidate’s educational program clearly indicating the mandatory core skills required for NDAEB exam eligibility were included in the program. If an outline is not currently on file, the NDAEB will contact the program directly to request the NDAEB’s Program Survey be completed on behalf of the candidate. Applicants must provide the NDAEB with the school name, mailing address, email/contact information and name of the program director/instructor (or other appropriate administrator) of who will complete the survey. NOTE : If the program does not submit to the NDAEB office the required Program Survey, the NDAEB may not grant exam eligibility.