NDEB pathway cost calculator

Application, CA$900

You pay it once, and it is non-refundable. The application is where NDEB verifies your documents and your identity and confirms that you graduated from a recognized dental program. NDEB does the verification itself and names no outside service. Its page lists the current credential verification time as 10 weeks, so apply well before the sitting you are aiming at.

AFK, CA$1,000

One sitting of the Assessment of Fundamental Knowledge. A written exam of biomedical and applied clinical science. It must be passed before the other exams. You pay again for each attempt, up to 3. See the AFK fees page for the dated list and scoring for the pass mark.

ACJ, CA$1,350

The Assessment of Clinical Judgement covers diagnosis, clinical decisions and radiograph interpretation. NDEB offers it after you pass the AFK, and allows up to 3 attempts.

NDECC, CA$6,500

Two components over two days, clinical skills and situational judgment, at the NDECC Test Centre in Ottawa. The fee is CA$3,250 for each of the two components. NDEB sets no number of tries for the NDECC. Candidates have five years to pass both components. It is the largest single fee in the process, so a retake of one component costs CA$3,250 and a full repeat costs CA$6,500.

Virtual OSCE, CA$1,750

The Virtual OSCE is the certification examination, required for licensure in Canada. It has 200 questions: 50 single answer multiple choice and 150 case based, with photos, radiographs and charts. NDEB allows up to 3 attempts. It has its own application fee of CA$450. NDEB's page does not say whether someone who finished the Equivalency Process pays it, which is why the calculator leaves it out until you tick the box.

Re-application, CA$400

NDEB lists an Equivalency Process re-application fee and calls it non-refundable. Its fee page does not say when a re-application is needed, so the calculator counts it only if you enter a number.

Score verification, CA$200

After a failing AFK grade you have 30 days from the day results are released to ask for a verification of the score. The same fee applies to the ACJ and the NDECC.

Smaller fees

NDEB charges CA$30 for each proof of successful completion. If you create a second application to the same process by mistake, NDEB refunds the application fee less a CA$200 administrative fee.

The total covers NDEB fees only. NDEB's fee pages cover nothing else, and we have no verified figure for the items below, so none is guessed here. Add your own numbers.

• Credential verification: NDEB does it as part of the application and its pages list no separate fee. Your university may charge to send transcripts or confirm your degree. Translation of documents is not addressed on NDEB's fee page.
• Travel: the AFK is on paper at Canadian locations and on computer at Prometric test centers in Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The NDECC is held at the NDECC Test Centre in Ottawa over two days. Flights, hotel nights and time off work belong in your own budget.
• Study materials: NDEB's Protocol and its 100 question self-assessment are free. Paid question banks and courses are your choice and their prices change.
• License fees: after the Virtual OSCE, a provincial dental regulator issues the license and sets its own fees.

NDEB says tax receipts are generated each year and can be obtained from the miscellaneous tab of your NDEBConnect account, which helps when you claim the fees.

The figure in your own currency is a rough one. It uses a fixed rate, and the NDEB charges in Canadian dollars, so your card statement will differ. See the pathway page for the order of the exams.