Eight
public colleges and three private colleges in B.C. offer Level II dental
assisting programs. All except two have attained accreditation status with
the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada.
Accredited colleges
Graduates
of accredited Level II dental assisting programs must successfully complete the
National Dental Assisting Examining Board (NDAEB) written examination to be eligible
for certification in B.C.
Non-accredited colleges
Graduates
of non-accredited programs are required to complete the NDAEB written
examination and successfully complete the NDAEB’s Clinical Practice
Evaluation (CPE) to be eligible for certification in B.C.
For more information about the programs, click on the name
of the college.
College of New Caledonia - Prince George
CDI College - Burnaby and Surrey
Camosun College - Victoria
College of the Rockies - Cranbrook
Discovery Community College (non-accredited) - Campbell River
Douglas College - New Westminster
MTI Community Colleges (non-accredited) - Burnaby, Surrey and Coquitlam
Okanagan College - Kelowna
Vancouver Community College - Distance Delivery Program - Vancouver
Vancouver Community College - Vancouver
Vancouver Island University - Nanaimo
University of the Fraser Valley - Chilliwack
Certified Dental Assistants
