| The Dental Specialty Assessment and Training Program (DSATP) is a special non-degree, non-certificate program for internationally-trained dental specialists who are not educated in programs accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada (CDAC) or the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CoDA) in the United States.
Our goal is to assess your clinical skills and judgement, and to determine whether clinical skills and judgement gaps, if there are any, can be adequately addressed within the 1 year time-limited period of the program. Because of this constraint, the DSATP is not meant to be a 1 year compressed curricular version of the Faculty’s 2, 3 or 4 year M.Sc./dental specialty programs. Rather, the DSATP makes the assumption that a candidate has completed a program of study equivalent to an accredited dental specialty program, and that they have gained the requisite knowledge, skills and abilities of a practicing dental specialist in their home country. During the DSATP, only clinical skills and judgement gaps will be addressed and not didactic content. Should the Program Director believe at any time that the candidate cannot achieve the required level of clinical skills and judgement equivalent to that of the cohort of senior, final year graduate students in a CDAC or CoDA accredited dental specialty program, the candidate will be dismissed from the DSATP. Should the candidate successfully complete the Dental Specialty Assessment and Training Program, the Graduate Department of Dentistry or the Program Director will provide a letter of successful completion of the DSATP to the National Dental Examining Board of Canada informing the Board that the candidate is eligible to apply to write the National Dental Specialty Examination (NDSE).
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These courses are intended as guidelines. Speak to your guidance counsellor to see what courses are offered at your school.
To apply for the DSATP, you must:
- Have completed a specialty dental program, not recognized by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada (CDAC) or the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CoDA) in the United States.
- Be a Canadian citizen or have permanent residency status in Canada by the March 31 application deadline. International students are not eligible to apply to this program.
- Provide proof of your English abilities.
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| Test Scores: | - Test of English as a Foreign Language (Paper Based) or Test of English as a Foreign Language (Internet Based)
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| Additional Admission Requirements: | - Letter(s) of Reference
- Resume/Curriculum Vitae
- Statement of Research Interests
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* We make every attempt to provide accurate information on prerequisites, programs, and tuition. However, this information is subject to change without notice and we highly recommend that you contact the school to confirm important information before applying.