​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Dental Assisting Schools in BC

Seven public colleges and four private colleges in BC offer dental assisting programs.

Accredited dental assisting programs

Graduates of accredited programs must successfully complete the National Dental Assisting Examining Board (NDAEB) Written Examination to be eligible for certification in BC.

• Camosu​n College (Victoria)
• CDI College (Burnaby, Surrey)
• College of New Caledonia (Prince George)
  
• College of the Rockies (Cranbrook)
• Discovery Community College (Surrey)
  
• must have graduated on or after​ November 26, 2021​
  
• Okanagan College (Kelowna)
  
• Vancouver Community College (Vancouver)
  
• Vancouver Island University (Nanaimo)
  
• University of the Fraser Valley (Chilliwack)
  

Non-accredited dental assisting programs

Graduates from non-accredited programs must successfully complete the NDAEB Written Examination, NDAEB Clinical Practice Evaluation​ and meet eligibility requirements for certification with CDSBC.

• Sprott Shaw College​ (Surrey)​
  
• Western Community College​ (Surrey)
  

CDSBC advises students and potential students of non-accredited programs to contact the NDAEB in advance to confirm their eligibility to take the exams.

Please contact registration@cdsbc.org​ if you have any further questions.