Examination Eligibility

Dental Candidates

Junior or senior students of record

Junior or senior students of record attending dental schools accredited by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) or the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada (CDAC) are eligible to apply to take the CITA examination when the Dean (or designated school official) completes a "Junior Certification Form" or "Senior Certification Form" certifying that the candidate is a junior or senior student of record and that the candidate is sufficiently prepared to participate in the examination. Junior students are only eligible to take the manikin examination.

Dental or post dental graduates

Dental or post dental graduates are eligible to apply to take the CITA examination and are required to submit to the CITA office either a letter from their dental school registrar's office that verifies their date of graduation and degree received or an official copy of their dental school transcripts in a sealed envelope from the school that states the date of graduation and the degree received.

Dental Hygiene Candidates

Students of Record

Dental hygiene students of record, in their last year of dental hygiene school, attending a dental hygiene school accredited by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditations (CODA) or the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada (CDAC) are eligible to apply to take the CITA examination when the program director (or other designated school official) certifies, in writing, (Certification of Graduation Form) that the candidate is a student of record and that the candidate is sufficiently prepared to participate in the examination.

Candidates who are currently enrolled in a dental hygiene program and wish to participate in the dental hygiene pre-graduation examination will be required to submit a "Verification of Eligibility Form" that must be completed by the Program Director (or designated school official) certifying the candidate is eligible to participate in the pre-graduation examination.

Dental Hygiene Graduates

Dental hygiene graduates from a dental hygiene school accredited by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditations (CODA) or the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada (CDAC) are eligible to apply to take the CITA examination and are required to submit to the CITA office either a letter from their dental hygiene school registrar’s office that verifies their date of graduation and degree received or an official copy of their dental hygiene school transcripts in a sealed envelope from the school that states the date of graduation and the degree received.