What's New?

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Annual Renewal of Registration

The 2009-2010 General and Inactive Certificates of Registration will expire on August 31, 2010.

The renewal forms for the 2010-2011 Certificate of Registration and Laboratory Supervision (Stamp) will be mailed to all Registered Dental Technologists in mid-July 2010.  If you do not receive your renewal form, please contact the College at (416) 438-5003. Ontario Regulation 874/93 s. 13 requires that registrants pay an approved annual renewal fee, as well as submit an annual return form to the CDTO, even if the Registrar fails to mail a notice or the member fails to receive such a notice.

You will notice that this year's renewal form has a different format, is much longer than in the past and will be accompanied by a Renewal Guide to help with instructions for completing the form as well as provide clarification.

The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and the College of Dental Technologists of Ontario are working together to learn more about your profession by collecting demographic, geographic, educational, and employment information. This data collection is required as part of HealthForceOntario, the province's health human resources strategy. Your answers to these questions will help the Ministry develop policies and programs that address supply and distribution, education, recruitment and retention of your profession. You are required to provide this information under the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991.

Please complete your renewal accurately and return it to the College before August 31, 2010.

Proposed Amendments to Registration Regulation O. Reg. 874/93

As a result of comments from our stakeholders about the proposed regulation amendments, the College is again circulating the proposed amendments to Registration Regulation O. Reg. 874/93 to registrants and stakeholders for review and comment.  All responses should be sent via mail to the Registrar by July 7, 2010.

Eligibility Examination Schedule for 2010

 

September 13, 2010

November 8, 2010

Notice of Council Meeting Dates

 

The next Council Meetings are scheduled for:

 

October 29, 2010

January 14, 2011

Council meetings are posted in newspaper and are normally held in the College Board Room at 2100 Ellesmere Road, Suite 300, Scarborough, Ontario from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. They are open to the public and to members of the College. If you are interested in attending, please contact the College at (416) 438-5003 to reserve a seat.

To make a presentation to the Council, please notify the Registrar in writing 30 days prior to the scheduled meeting date.

 

Les Réunions au Conseil:

Le 29 octobre, 2010
Le 14 janvier 2011

Les réunions sont annoncées dans les journaux et se tiennent normallement dans la salle desassemblées de l'Ordre, au 2100 Rue Ellesmere, bureau 300, Scarborough, Ontario de 10h. à 17h. L'entrée est libre pour le public et pour les membres de l'Ordre. Si on désire y assister prièrede contacter l'Ordre au (416) 438-5003 pour retenir une place.

Si on s'intéresse à faire une présentation au Conseil, le signaler au moins 30 jours avant la date de la réunion, au Registrateur.

Summer Hours

During the months of June, July and August, the CDTO office will be operating on a summer schedule. Should you need information, advice or have a question, please call the College staff anytime from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and we will be pleased to assist you.

Coming Events...

 

 

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PRACTICE ADVISORY

Advertising Advisory

IMPORTANT ADVISORY TO ALL MEMBERS
Professional Advertising - What is Not Acceptable

Recently the College received leaflets, advertorials, letters and copies of advertisements and web-pages used by some members to promote their laboratory services. Review of these promotional materials showed that testimonials of dentists and/or patients are included. This is in breach of the Advertising Regulation and Professional Misconduct Regulation. As a result, the Executive Committee had to take actions requiring the concerned members to take corrective actions.

To help members, we remind you that advertising of a member's practice is governed by Ontario Regulation 604/98 made under the Dental Technology Act, 1991, Part II, Advertising. Use of dentists' and patients' testimonial is not allowed as Section 11. (1) (d) states:

"11. (1) An advertisement with respect to a member's practice must not contain,

(d) a testimonial by a client, patient or former client or patient or by a friend or relative of a client, patient or former client or patient."

Further, Ontario Regulation 798/93 made under the Dental Technology Act, 1991, Professional Misconduct, states:

"1. The following are acts of professional misconduct for the purposes of clause 5(1) ( c) of the Health Professions Procedural Code:

16. Advertising or permitting advertising with respect to the member's practice in contravention of the regulations."

The College interprets "client" to be dentist(s) or other health care practitioner(s) who supplies prescriptions and any other records, models, diagrams, written and verbal instructions for the design, fabrication, repair or alteration of dental prosthetic, restorative or orthodontic devices needed by patients. Here, the College considers "patient" to be a patient of a dentist, health care practitioner and/or an RDT.

It is important that before you promote your services, review the Advertising Regulation to ensure that your advertisement meets the parameters set out in the Regulation, regardless of the style, format, mode of dissemination and media you decide to use. If in doubt or you have questions, please contact the Registrar or her staff at (416) 438-5003 or e-mail: info@cdto.ca.

Laboratory Supervision

2010 RDT Stamp

Registered Dental Technologists who are authorized to supervise dental laboratories or who are authorized to operate his/her own practices should have received their 2009-10 stamp to carry out their responsibilities. The new stamp will expire on December 1, 2010.

The College will only approve laboratory supervision status and issue a new 2009 stamp to qualified dental technologists who continually meet the Laboratory Supervision Standards and comply with legislative requirements.

Advice to the Public and Dentists:

If you do not see a Registered Dental Technologist's stamp on an invoice, a case release document, design consultation, etc., please call the College immediately at 416-438-5003 to ascertain whether or not:

• A qualified dental technologist is authorized to supervise on-site the design and/or fabrication of the dental appliance; and
• A qualified dental technologist is taking full responsibility of the case.

Medical Devices

Purchase of Licensed Medical Devices for Use in Dental Health Care

In February 2006, Health Canada reminded dental health practitioners, including dentists, dental technologists and denturists to comply with Canadian Medical Devices Regulations when using medical devices to provide services to patients.

"Medical Devices" in dental technology practice refers to "materials and components" used to build and fabricate dental devices. They are normally classified, according to the level of risks, as Class II or Class III devices. Because of the high risk level, the Medical Devices Regulations prohibit dental laboratories or dental health care practitioners from importing, selling and advertising the sale of Class II and Class III devices, unless the manufacturer of the device is licensed by Health Canada. Health Canada further advises that dental health care practitioners NOT to purchase unlicensed devices. This is consistent with the College's published Practice Standards that RDTs use Health Canada licensed materials and components.

For full text of the reminder, please visit Health Canada-Medical Devices website, Purchase of Licensed Medical Devices for Use in Dental Health Care Letter. Information on licensed devices and manufacturers can be obtained from www.mdall.ca.