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Dental Assisting

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First Application for a Dental Assisting License in Canada

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Standard of Practice for Dental Assisting

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PLI Waiver for CAF Dental Assisting

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Already or Previously Licensed in Another Province - Dental Assisting

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Professional Liability Insurance for Dental Assistants

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Graduates of Non-Accredited Dentistry and Dental Hygiene Programs Wishing to be Licensed as Dental Assistants

Internationally-trained Dentists and Dental Hygienists Applying to be Registered as Dental Assistants in Nova Scotia

If you are an internationally-trained dentist or dental hygienist and wish to be licensed as a dental assistant in Nova Scotia, you must follow the instructions on this page    There you will find a checklist of requirements.   

Important

  • In addition to  submitting your application, you will need to ensure that a letter or certificate or letter of standing is sent to us from anywhere you have been previously licensed as a health professional.
  • You will need to obtain and include with your application a certified copy of your graduation certificate or diploma from your dentistry or dental hygiene program.

Dental Assistant Applicants coming from Ontario or Quebec

If you are applying for registration and licensure as a dental assistant in Nova Scotia and you have previously worked only in Ontario and/or Quebec, it is important to know that dental assisting is not a regulated health profession in those provinces. 

Therefore

  • You will need to follow the application stream for First Application for a Dental Assisting Licence in Canada.
  • You will need to provide verification that you have been engaged in clinical dental assisting within the past 5 years. (For example, this might be letter from an employer.)

About

The Nova Scotia Regulator of Dentistry and Dental Assisting (NSRDDA) is the legislated body whose role it is to protect the public interest in matters related to dental care. We do this by:

  • ensuring that only qualified individuals are licensed as dentist and dental assistants,
  • establishing standards of practice, and
  • dealing with complaints related to standards of care, professionalism, and ethics.”

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