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The NDEB pathway guide
Everything an internationally trained dentist needs to plan the road to a Canadian licence, kept short and checked against NDEB's own pages.
The pathwayHow internationally trained dentists get licensed in Canada: the NDEB Equivalency Process (AFK, ACJ, NDECC), the Virtual OSCE, and the university degree-completion alternative — with formats, fees and timelines..AFK examThe NDEB AFK is 200 single-best-answer MCQs in 2 parts of 2 hours.ACJ examThe NDEB ACJ is a 5.5-hour exam of 120–150 single- and multi-answer questions on clinical cases and radiographs.NDECC (formerly ACS)The NDECC replaced the NDEB Assessment of Clinical Skills (ACS).Hands-on checklistA practical checklist for the NDECC Clinical Skills (formerly ACS): each typodont procedure, a practice-log target, self-assessment criteria, instrument and material kit, and time management..Virtual OSCEThe NDEB Virtual OSCE replaced the Written exam and OSCE for certification: 200 questions (50 standard MCQs + 150 case-based), fee $1,750, 3 attempts..Costs & timelineEvery official NDEB fee for internationally trained dentists — application, AFK, ACJ, NDECC, Virtual OSCE — plus a realistic 3–5 year timeline and the costs NDEB doesn’t list..University programsThe university alternative to the NDEB Equivalency Process: U of T IDAPP, Western ITD, McGill Advanced Standing, Manitoba IDDP, Dalhousie Qualifying Program and the ACFD bridge program..
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