Licensing For Dentists and Dental Assistants

Application for Registration: Dentists

The following is required for licensure in the Province of New Brunswick:

  • Complete the Online Application form and upload:
    1. Digital passport photo size (Must show head and shoulders on a plain background)
    2. Certified copy of ID (Citizenship certificate/card, Valid Canadian passport, birth certificate, PR card/confirmation letter or work permit).
    3. A certified photocopy the graduation diploma from a school of dentistry (new graduates may provide an official letter from the school and supply a copy of the diploma at a later date when received).
    4. National Dental Examining Board of Canada Certificate (new graduates may submit an official letter from the NDEB if their certificate has not yet been received).
    5. A valid copy of a Vulnerable Sector Criminal Check. Details may be obtained from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police or local police station.
    6. Applicants who wish to obtain a license as a Specialist must provide proof of having successfully completed the National Dental Specialty Examination (NDSE).
  • Confirmation of malpractice insurance application to the minimum amount of three million dollars is required. Malpractice insurance is available by calling Canadian Dental Service Plans Inc. (CDSPI) at 1-800-561-9401. CDSPI will put a binder on for the coverage which will become effective the date of licensure.
  • If currently or previously registered in another jurisdiction, the applicant must request a letter of good standing from the jurisdiction in which the applicant is currently or previously licensed.
  • The fee to be paid for 2025 is $3701.28. This amount represents a one-time registration fee of $150.00 plus the annual license fee of $3551.28.
    • Registrants who are licensed after September 1st pay 60% of the annual license fee for their first year.
    • Recent graduates who are licensed after June 30 are eligible for a prorated fee of 50% for the balance of their first year.
  • Annual fees are not refunded, and licenses are valid until December 31st, 2025.

Application for Registration : Dental Assistants

The following is required for licensure:

  • Complete the Online Application form and upload:
    1. Digital passport photo size (Must show head and shoulders on plain background)
    2. Copy of ID (Citizenship certificate/card, Valid Canadian passport, birth certificate, PR card/confirmation letter or work permit).
    3. A copy of a diploma from the accredited school, and if applicable, a copy of the diploma from another dental assisting program which the applicant completed.
    4. A National Dental Assisting Examining Board Certificate (Level II).
    5. A dental assistant who possesses a National Dental Examining Board certificate (Level II) who is a graduate from a school which is not accredited by the CDAA shall upload a NDAEB clinical practice evaluation (CPE) certificate.
  • The fee to be paid for 2024 is $175.00 This amount represents a one time $30.00 registration fee and your annual license fee of $145.00. Annual fees are not pro-rated or refunded. Licenses are valid from January 1st until December 31st.
  • If currently or previously licensed in another province, the applicant must request a letter of good standing from the Provincial Licensing Board.

Internationally Educated/Trained Dentists

Dentists who received their education/training outside of Canada or in a country operating according to a mutually recognized system of accreditation of dental training and are not currently registered to practise dentistry in Canada may apply to have a license in New Brunswick provided they have successfully completed a full-time, two-year qualifying program or the NDEB Equivalency Process.

These two paths are the only means by which you can become eligible to take the Canadian national examinations administered by the National Dental Examining Board of Canada (NDEB). (http://www.ndeb.ca/nonaccredited)

Once you have successfully completed that process, you may apply to be licensed as a dentist in New Brunswick providing you are allowed to work in Canada (Must provide proof of Canadian citizenship, permanent resident status or work permit).

Link to the NDEB: www.ndeb.ca

CDA: Adapting to Professional Life as an Internationally Trained Dentist in Canada