The Royal College of Dentists of Canada (RCDC; french: Collège royal des chirurgiens dentistes du Canada) is a
regulatory college
Regulatory colleges are legal entities in Canada charged with serving the public interest by regulating the practice of a profession. They function as professional associations that are state-sanctioned occupational closure, to regulate the practic ...
which administers examinations for qualified dental specialists as part of the
dentistry
Dentistry, also known as dental medicine and oral medicine, is the branch of medicine focused on the teeth, gums, and mouth. It consists of the study, diagnosis, prevention, management, and treatment of diseases, disorders, and conditions o ...
profession in
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
. Its headquarters are in
Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...
.
Contact Us
" Royal College of Dentists of Canada. Retrieved on September 11, 2012. "2003 - 180 Dundas St W Toronto, ON M5G 1Z8"
The RCDC was established federally in 1965 to promote high standards of specialization in the dental profession and to recognize properly trained dental specialists. The current examinations are known as the ''National Dental Specialty Examination'' (NDSE). Successful completion may lead to ''Fellowship'' in the College (FRCDC).
See also
*List of Canadian organizations with royal patronage
This is a list of Canadian organizations with royal patronage. The practice of members of the Canadian Royal Family giving their patronage to Canadian organizations stems from that which started in the United Kingdom in pre- industrial times, wh ...
*National Dental Examining Board of Canada (NDEB)
The National Dental Examining Board of Canada, also known as the NDEB (French: Le Bureau national d'examen dentaire du Canada), is the organization that is responsible for granting approval for dentists to practice in Canada through standardized ...
References
External links
Royal College of Dentists of Canada
Dental organizations based in Canada
1965 establishments in Ontario
Royal colleges
Organizations established in 1965
Dentists
A dentist, also known as a dental surgeon, is a health care professional who specializes in dentistry (the diagnosis, prevention, management, and treatment of diseases and conditions of the oral cavity and other aspects of the craniofacial comp ...
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