Saskatchewan Licensing Requirements

Saskatchewan Licensing Requirements

Dentists

In order to be licensed as a full practicing member in Saskatchewan the following criteria must be met. Registration forms for licensure can be obtained by contacting the College Office. Contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

• An applicant must satisfy the Council that he/she is a person of good character.
• An applicant must produce a currently valid certificate of qualification from the National Dental Examining Board of Canada (NDEB).
• If relocating to Saskatchewan from another jurisdiction, an applicant must send a blank copy of the Certificate of Standing along with a completed Release of Information form to the licensing body in the jurisdiction where he/she is presently practicing, asking them to complete the form and forward it to the College of Dental Surgeons of Saskatchewan.
• An applicant must pay the prescribed fees, completed all required forms, provide proof of required insurance and has otherwise been approved by the Registrar for registration as a regular member.

Specialists

In order to be certified as a specialist with the College of Dental Surgeons of Saskatchewan, the following criteria must be met.

• An applicant must be a regular, practicing life member or faculty member in good standing.
• An applicant must have completed a minimum of a two year post graduate program in a specialty recognized by the College and which program is from a school or faculty accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada or the American Dental Association.
• An applicant must have successfully completed a national examination in that specialty, such an examination being approved by the College.
• An applicant must pay the prescribed fees, completed all required forms and has otherwise been approved by the Registrar for registration as a specialist in a particular specialty.

Foreign Trained and Non-National Dental Examining Board (NDEB) Applicants

Persons who are graduates of non-accredited Canadian or American dental schools are required to complete an accredited qualifying program or degree completion program prior to being eligible to participate in the National Dental Examining Board’s certification (examination) process. For further information see the Canadian Information Center for International Credentials website.

Professional Liability Insurance

All regular members, practicing life members, faculty members and temporary members who will be making clinical presentations shall obtain and provide proof of professional liability insurance in a form satisfactory to the Registrar and in the amount not less than three million dollars ($3,000,000.00) in the aggregate with a carrier approved by the Registrar or failing the Registrar’s approval , the approval of Council on an appeal from the Registrar’s decision.