Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario - 2023 Fair Registration Practices Report - Background

Aug 29, 2026

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2023 Fair Registration Practices Report sets out statutory requirements for an annual fair registration practices report covering January 1 to December 31, 2023. It explains how Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario collects organization and applicant/membership information, informs the public on fair registration implementation, and supports Fairness Commissioner compliance activities. The report also assesses adherence to legislative and regulatory provisions aimed at reducing barriers for domestic labour mobility and internationally trained applicants, identifies trends across regulated professions, and notes changes in form and content.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages29

Reading Time1 h 13 min

AccessFree to download

Background

Organization information

Registration requirements

Third party assessments

Accomplishments, risks and mitigations

Changes to registration practices

Membership and application data

Changes Related to New Legislative and Regulatory Requirements

Glossary of terms

Royal College of DENTAL SURGEONS of Ontario 2023 Fair Registration Practices Report Prepared for the Office of the Fairness Commissioner (OFC) Content 1. Background 2. Organization information 3. Registration requirements 4. Third party assessments 5. Accomplishments, risks and mitigations 6. Changes to registration practices 7. Membership and application data 8. Changes Related to New Legislative and Regulatory Requirements Glossary of terms 1. Background Under section 20 of the Fair Access to Regulated Professions and Compulsory Trades Act, 2006 (FARPACTA), which is substantially similar to section 22.7(1) of Schedule 2 of the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991 (RHPA), “A regulated profession shall prepare a fair registration practices report annually or at such other times as the Fairness Commissioner may specify or at such times as may be specified in the regulations”. Section 23 of FARPACTA and Section 22.9 of Schedule 2 ofthe RHPA then go on to indicate that the Fairness Commissioner shall specify the form in which these reports shall be prepared, along with the required filing dates. This section also stipulates that a regulator must make these reports public. It is pursuant to these authorities that the Office of the Fairness Commissioner (OFC) has required that each regulator complete its 2023 Fair Registration Practices Report (FRP) . Please note that this report covers the time-period from January 1 to December 31, 2023. The FRP: • Collects information about the organization, applicants to the profession and current membership. • Provides information to the public about how the organization has implemented fair registration practices during the reporting period. • Helps the OFC to successfully undertake the education and compliance activities which include monitoring, applying a risk-informed compliance framework, assessing performance, and sharing best practices. • Determines whether the regulator is complying with recently enacted legislative and regulatory provisions designed to reduce barriers for domestic labour mobility and internationally trained applicants. • Identifies trends across regulated professions and regulated health colleges. Please note that the 2023 version of the FRP has changed from the previous version in terms of both form and content as the OFC’s enabling statutes have evolved and as the office migrates to a more permanent portal-enabled database solution. 2. Organization information | Organization name | Royal College of DENTAL SURGEONS of Ontario | | --- | --- | For questions about this report, please contact: | Name | Hilary Bauer | | --- | --- | | Job Title | Manager, Registration | | E-mail | [hbauer@rcdso.org](hbauer@rcdso.org) | | Name | Andréa Foti | | Job Title | Deputy Registrar, Privacy Officer | | E-mail | [afoti@rcdso.org](afoti@rcdso.org) | 3. Registration requirements Applicants to the regulated professions and compulsory trades must fulfil registration requirements to practice their profession or use a professional title. This section summarizes registration requirements for each profession or trade regulated by Royal College of DENTAL SURGEONS of Ontario Licensing requirements (brief description for each requirement listed): | Profession/ Trade Name | Dentist | | --- | --- | | Academic requirement | • 4-year university-based dental degree
• Successful completion of the National Dental Examining Board of Canada (NDEB) examinations leading to a Certificate of completion of the NDEB | | Experience requirement | • Continuous practice requirement: since completing NDEB certification, there is no three-year period in which | | | the applicant has not practiced dentistry on a continuous and regular basis in Canada or the United States. This requirement has been expanded by policy to include any jurisdiction recognized by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada (currently includes Ireland, Australi

FAQs

What legal basis requires the 2023 Fair Registration Practices Report?

The report is required under section 20 of FARPACTA and related provisions in the Regulated Health Professions Act, which direct the Fairness Commissioner to specify report forms and public filing requirements.

What does the report collect and disclose during the reporting period?

It collects information about the organization, applicants, and current membership, and provides the public with details on how fair registration practices were implemented during 2023.

How does the regulator ensure fairness in third-party qualification assessments?

It relies on measures aligned with fair access legislation, emphasizing transparent, objective, impartial, and fair assessment practices, including oversight of the National Dental Examining Board of Canada.

Aug 29, 2026

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