Resources
Here are some resources and contact information you may find useful. If you have suggestions for other contacts/resources, please let us know by using the contact form available on this site.
Hospital Internship and Dental Residency Programs in North America
CDSPI - Advice, Insurance, Investments
CDSPI: Advice, Insurance & Investments for Dental Students and Dentists
As a Canadian Dental Student you can access CDSPI, your not-for-profit organization created by dentists for dentists providing valuable advice, insurance, investment solutions and more. Here are a few highlights:
No-Cost Student Insurance Program to protect your
Dental Instruments, in case of fire, damage or theft – $15,000
Future Income with Long Term Disability Insurance – $1,000/month and
Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) – $100,000
Life Insurance – $100,000
No-Cost access to 24/7 confidential help for any health, school or life concern by phone, web, or mobile app with the Members’ Assistance Program (MAP).
No-cost advice from a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional at CDSPI Advisory Services Inc. to help with debt and credit management, cash flow and investing. Book a Meeting.
Valuable tools and resources for new Students and those Transitioning to Practice.
CDAnet - Important Information for Graduating Students!
CDAnet is the service that enables dentists to send patients' dental benefit claims to insurance companies electronically. A CDAnet subscription authorizes a dentist to send claims electronically from a particular office. When you join a dental office, it is likely that one of the first things you will be asked to do is subscribe to CDAnet and to the ITRANS Claim Service, CDA's complementary service that enables electronic claims to be transmitted securely on the internet. CDAnet and ITRANs are member services that are only available to members of their provincial/territorial dental associations, or in Quebec, members of CDA.
To find out more about CDAnet and ITRANs, including how to subscribe, please visit http://www.cda-adc.ca/en/services/CDANet/
National Dental Examining Board of Canada (NDEB)
Graduates of eligible non-accredited dental specialty programs
On the NDEB website, students can find a number of resources related to preparing for the boards and the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). All resources, including the released questions, can be found under the Reference Materials and Resources section on the NDEB website. Information on how to apply for the Written Examination and OSCE can be found under Accredited Programs. You can also email the NDEB at info@ndeb-bned.ca if you have any further questions.
NCOHR links oral health researchers across Canada. NCOHR offers resources to encourage oral health researchers to collaborate and communicate with one another, and with our clinical colleagues. NCOHR envisions that innovative and collaborative oral health research partnerships will make a difference in the health of Canadians.NCOHR resources for Canadian dentistry students include:
an online registry of oral health researchers and students
a comprehensive directory of Canadian educational programs in Dentistry
a list of funding opportunities for trainees
NEW MOCK OSCE EXAMS - FREE!
Introducing a free tool for individuals taking the NDEB Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) so they can prepare for the examination.
Register so that you can access the tool and participate in it's development by sending feedback about the use of the site and any suggestions for improvements.