What's New?

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Proposed Regulation Amendments for Registrants' and Stakeholders' Review

As a result of changes to the Regulated Health Professions Act (RHPA) and improvements recommended by the Council, the College is currently circulating proposed amendments for the Quality Assurance Regulation and Registration Regulation to registrants and stakeholders for review and comment.  All responses should be sent via mail to the Registrar by April 9, 2010.

2010 Eligibility Examination Schedule

 

May 3, 2010

September 13, 2010

November 8, 2010

Council Meeting Dates

 

March 26, 2010

June 18, 2010

October 29, 2010

January 14, 2011

Meetings are posted in newspapers 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 presentations to Council, please notify the Registrar in writing 30 days prior to the scheduled meeting date.

 

Les Réunions au Conseil:

Le 26 mars 2010
Le 18 juin 2010
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.

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.