National board dental examination in Canada

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National board dental examination in Canada so please provide suitable information about this exam.

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The National Dental Examining Board of Canada, also known as the NDEB is the organization is responsible for granting approval for dentists to practice in Canada through standardized examinations.

Its headquarters are in Ottawa.

Format and Contents of exam

1. Format

The Written Examination is administered in two books of 150 multiple choice questions.

Each book is given in a 150 minute session. The sessions are held in the morning and afternoon of one day.

The Written Examination Protocol provides specific details regarding the format and scheduling of the examination.

2. Content

Written Examination items are developed based on the Competencies for a Beginning Dental Practitioner in Canada.

The Written Examination blueprint below shows the content areas and approximate number of questions in each area.

Book I: 150 questions

50 questions:

Health Promotion/Population
Health
Relationship of General/Oral Health
Scientific Literature
Records
Oral Medicine/Oral Pathology
General Biochemistry/Cariology
Oral Microanatomy
Oral Embryology

50 questions:

Anxious Patient
Abuse & Neglect
Occupational Hazards
Periodontics
Pharmacology
Growth & Development
Physiology

50 questions:

Radiology
Informed Consent
Prevention
Anatomy
Microbiology/Immunology
Pathology/Medicine

Book II: 150 questions

50 questions:

Fixed Partial Denture/Removable Partial Denture
Dental Emergencies
Medical Emergencies
Ethics & Jurisprudence
Trauma
Pediatric Dentistry
Implants

50 questions:

Operative Dentistry
Endodontics
Orthodontics
Dental Anatomy/Occlusion
Special Needs Patient

50 questions:

Infection Control
Local Anesthesia
Therapeutics
Oral Facial Pain
Oral Surgery
Geriatric Dentistry