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O. Reg. 268/04: GENERAL

filed August 26, 2004 under Dental Hygiene Act, 1991, S.O. 1991, c. 22

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ontario regulation 268/04

made under the

dental hygiene act, 1991

Made: June 11, 2004
Approved: August 25, 2004
Filed: August 26, 2004
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: September 11, 2004

Amending O. Reg. 218/94

(General)

1. Ontario Regulation 218/94 is amended by adding the following Part:

PART I
EXAMINATIONS

1. In setting the examinations to be taken by applicants to the College for registration, the College shall specify the general areas of competency to be examined and shall ensure that the examinations provide a reliable and valid measure of a candidate’s competency in knowledge, skills and ability for the practice of dental hygiene in Ontario.

2. Written and practical examinations shall be offered at least once yearly and at such other times as the Council considers necessary.

3. (1) Subject to the other provisions of this section, a candidate who fails the examinations may apply for re-examination twice.

(2) A candidate who fails the examinations may retake them not more than two years after the failure, but if the candidate presents to the Registration Committee proof of remediation and upgrading in accordance with policy guidelines issued by the Committee, he or she may retake the examinations more than two years after the failure.

(3) A candidate who fails a third attempt of the examinations may submit to the Registration Committee proof of remediation and upgrading in accordance with policy guidelines issued by the Committee, and if the Committee is satisfied that the remediation and upgrading is proved,  the candidate may retake the examinations one more time.

(4) A candidate who fails a fourth attempt of the examinations is not eligible to retake the examinations again until the candidate has obtained another diploma from a dental hygiene program acceptable to the Registration Committee.

(5) Each time a candidate has obtained a diploma from a dental hygiene program acceptable to the Registration Committee, the candidate is eligible to write the examinations four times as set out in this section.

Made by:

Council of the College of  Dental Hygienists of Ontario:

Barbara Smith

President

Fran Richardson

Registrar/CAO

Date made: June 11, 2004.