© 1998 – 2026 National Dental Assisting Examining Board 9 • Candidates who do not appear for the exam and/or experiencing medical emergencies or acute illnesses immediately before and/or during the exam, must notify NDAEB within one (1) week of their scheduled exam and submit their supporting documentation from a physician or other regulated professional confirming the reason for failing to attend the exam no later than 30 days following the exam date by email to office@ndaeb.ca. Future consideration may not be given by the NDAEB to candidates who have not followed the prescribed procedure. Testing Accommodations and Special Sittings Testing accommodation requests are made during the online Theory Exam application process. The NDAEB makes every reasonable effort to administer examinations in a manner that is fair and equitable to all persons. Medical accommodations or special sitting dates/accommodations for religious reasons must be approved by the NDAEB. Requests for testing accommodations MUST be made prior to the exam application deadline. Changes cannot be made following the application deadline. To request medical accommodation(s) a signed Health Accommodation Request Form, completed by a regulated health care professional, must be submitted during the online Theory Exam application process or emailed to office@ndaeb.ca no later than the application deadline date. Form is available at: www.ndaeb.ca. Requirements: Health Accommodation Request Form must be: • Completed and signed by a regulated health care professional; • Dated within six (6) months of the application deadline; • Submitted in PDF format. The Health Accommodation Request Form will be the ONLY form accepted by the NDAEB to support a medical/health related accommodation request. For example, accommodation requests submitted with only a medical or doctor’s note or Health Accommodation Request Forms that exceed the 6 (six) month timeframe, will not be accepted and will be denied. Health accommodations may include: • extra time (time and one half = 6 hours) • a quiet (separate) room • text-to speech software • an in-person exam reader and/or recorder (i.e., scribe) • medical device (glucose pump, hearing aid etc.) • other (emergency snacks, scrap paper, pencil, stress ball, noise cancelling headphones, etc.). Note: • Text to speech software varies between testing centres. NDAEB cannot guarantee which program will be used at the time of registration.
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