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Graduates of Dentistry

 

 

In Canada, dental hygiene is considered a separate and distinct health profession from dentistry. Work experience is not considered a substitute for training in an educational supervised setting.

Unless an applicant has successfully completed a program of study in dental hygiene in addition to their degree in dentistry, it is unlikely that the applicant’s course of study would be considered equivalent to a recognized accredited dental hygiene program. Please contact the provincial/territorial regulator for the availability of an equivalency assessment process for foreign-trained dentists.

For applicants who graduated in dentistry and who are interested in dental hygiene as an alternative, the FDHRC™ recommends they contact Canadian educational institutions offering accredited/approved programs in dental hygiene. To access information on pursuing courses of study in dental hygiene in Canada, please visit the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada (CDAC) website or use the following link: Dental Hygiene Programs.

For graduates of dental hygiene programs in the USA, a reciprocal agreement permits programs accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association to be recognized by CDAC.

Territory Acknowledgement

The FDHRCTM office stands on the ancestral and unceded territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin Nation. The Algonquin peoples have had a special, reciprocal relationship with this territory since time immemorial, and this relationship continues today. The FDHRCTM recognizes without qualification the inherent lands and territory rights of the Algonquin peoples as articulated in Section 35 of the Constitution Act of Canada 1982, as well as the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples which is enshrined in various legislation in what is now commonly called Canada.

See the FDHRC’sTM full territory acknowledgement here.