CERTIFICATION ELIGIBILITY
9.01 For the purposes of these By-laws,
?Accredited Program? means an undergraduate dental program in Canada or the United States which has been approved through accreditation established by the Board with reference to accreditation by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada or the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation;
?Certificate? means the certificate of qualification in the form prescribed by the Board and issued by the Board pursuant to An Act to incorporate the National Dental Examining Board of Canada, 1952, 1 Eliz. II, c. 69, as amended;
?OSCE? or ?OSCE Examination? means the Objective Structured Clinical Examination set by the Board and described in By-law 13.00;
?Qualifying Program? means a qualifying program for graduates of non-accredited university-based undergraduate dental programs which has been approved through accreditation established by the Board with reference to accreditation by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada
9.02 For the purposes of these By-laws, ?candidate? means:
A. a person who is a graduate of an Accredited Program;
B. a person who has graduated from a non-accredited university-based undergraduate dental program and who has successfully completed a Qualifying Program;
C. for the purpose of taking the Written and OSCE Examinations described in By-laws 12.01 to 13.03, a person who is within three months of his or her expected graduation from an Accredited Program or a Qualifying Program; or
D. until June 30, 2003, a person who has successfully completed the Board?s former Clinical II Examination, which was discontinued on December 31, 1999.
9.03 Persons described in By-law 9.02 C will be required to provide the Board with written documentation from the Dean of the Accredited Program or Qualifying Program in which they are enrolled confirming their status of being within three months of expected graduation from the program on the date established for the examinations.
9.04 Subject to any appeals, petitions or compassionate appeals which may be allowed by the Board pursuant to By-law 16.00, on June 30, 2003, a person who was a candidate under the provisions of By-law 9.02 D ceases to be a candidate and must reapply to be a candidate under By-laws 9.02 A, 9.02 B or 9.02 C.
9.05 A candidate shall be ineligible to take an examination or to be granted a Certificate if the candidate?s licence to practise dentistry is suspended or cancelled, or if the candidate is on probation within their licensing jurisdiction.
