The date and place of the postponed Fellowship Examination is to be determined. The Royal College of Dentists of Canada will provide that information as soon as it becomes available. Please continue to check our website for updates.
If you are a current candidate and you meet all requirements to sit the Fellowship Examination in 2021, you do not need to submit a new application for the postponed Fellowship Examination of 2021. Your information is already available to us. All new candidates planning to sit the Fellowship Examination in 2021 have to submit an application and meet all eligibility requirements when the application window for the 2021 Fellowship Examination opens. Check here for information on Fellowship Examination application.
The application window for the 2021 Fellowship Examination will open September 21st, 2020 and will close on November 2nd, 2020. If you are looking to apply, please click here for more information.
Candidates interested in the Provisional Fellowship do not receive certificates for holding Provisional Fellowship status. Provisional Fellows will receive a letter confirming their status. The Fellowship certificates will be issued once the official Fellowship is conferred at a Convocation ceremony. The information provided on the provisional Fellowship application form will be used for future reference when preparing certificates for next year’s Convocation Ceremony.
Yes. If you have submitted the Provisional Fellowship application form but your graduation date is past the application deadline, please notify us via email at membership@rcdc.ca. We will accommodate all applicants who submit the application form prior to the deadline but are waiting to complete their program to fulfill our supporting documentation requirement.
No. In order to fully meet the requirements for Provisional Fellowship, you need to submit proof of completion. If you are a current candidate and submitted proof of enrollment, you will need to provide confirmation of successfully completing your program to be granted Provisional Fellowship.
Proof of completion must be submitted as one of the following:
a letter from the Dean or Program Director confirming the dates when your program requirements were satisfied;
an official transcript indicating completion;
the original of your specialty certificate or DSATP diploma where applicable;
or, a copy of your specialty diploma or DSATP diploma where applicable, certified by the issuing institution.
Confirmation of your completion may be submitted as a letter from the Dean or Program Director confirming your standing and graduation date. Electronic copies of letters are accepted provided that the Dean or Program Director emails them directly to membership@rcdc.ca.
If requested, your refund will be processed within 10 business days and you will receive a cheque to the mailing address provided. Unfortunately, a refund to a credit cannot be completed.
Please note that due to the fact that the 2021 Fellowship Examination application window is very close, RCDC also gives you the option to apply your 2020 Fellowship Examination fees and/or Fellowship Examination application fees to the next administration of the Fellowship Examination in 2021.
The Royal College realizes that this unprecedented pandemic has impacted many and the College is doing what it can to mitigate the situation where it can with the means at its disposal. Please contact the licensing body of your home jurisdiction to get further information about being board certified within your country of residence.
