Dental Hygiene Mock Examination Booklet

 

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canadian College of Dental Health’s

2007 Mock Certification Examination

 

 

Canadian College of Dental Health is pleased to assist their students in preparation for the National Dental Hygiene Certification Examination (NDHCE) by offering a Mock Comprehensive Examination.  The examination format is mirrored to the best of our ability, however due to the confidential nature of the National Dental Hygiene Certification Board (NDHCB); information regarding the NDHCE is limited. Mock examinations are to be considered as a learning tool and not be regarded as bearing an identical likeness to the NDHCE.

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

Times: Mock Examinations are currently offered to our 3rd semester students to assist them in preparation for the writing of the NDHCE.

 

For students completing the Dental Hygiene program in September 2007; the Mock Certification Examination will be held on:

 

August 13th, 2007:  9:00 – 4:00 p.m.

 

An Information Session will be scheduled for July 18th, 2007 @ 4:30 p.m. for CCDH 3rd semester students only.  The objective of this Information Session is to guide and prepare students for the NDHCE to be written on September 17th, 2007.

 

 

Objectives:

 

  • To prepare our students for the NDHCE.
  • To ensure that the students will have a reasonable chance of successfully completing their Certification Examinations.

 

 

Examination Process:

 

  • It is the student’s responsibility to know the time and location of their Mock examinations. The Mock Examination Schedule will be posted at the College three weeks before the examination date. If you are unaware of your examination time, please contact the Program Director (DH).

 

 

Academic Dishonesty: Academic Dishonesty will not be tolerated. The following behavior(s) may result in the termination of an examination:

 

  • Looking at another student’s paper and/or case
  • Securing a ‘cheat sheet” on your person
  • Dissemination of examination questions to others
  • Recording of items viewed on the examination

 

Students will receive feedback following the examination.  The breakdown of the performance report will identify areas of weakness to direct the student in their study preparation.  The student will receive a percentage of how they did in each subject (e.g. Biological Sciences, Dental Sciences, Dental Hygiene Process of Care etc). Students will not be able to review the actual test material.

 

Please be aware that an examination environment is never perfect. Please be prepared for some noise, distractions, temperature variations, etc.

 

Canadian College of Dental Health will not take responsibility for inaccurate information about the examination that is obtained outside of the College.

 

CCDH’s Mock Written Examination Structure

 

·       The examination will be administered in one day, in a morning and afternoon session, each 3 hours in length.  This is designed to mirror the structural format of the NDHCE

·       Part A and Part B will contain 125 questions each totaling 250 questions in the complete Mock Comprehensive Examination

·       Each question has an introductory statement and four possible answers.

·       There will be 75 independent questions followed by 50 questions related to specific cases

·       You will record your answers on a Scantron answer sheet.

Since CCDH’s mock examination will mirror the NDHCE to the best of our ability, CCDH will follow the same structure as laid out in the NDHCE Blueprint that can be downloaded at www.ndhcb.ca, under exam blueprint.

The Blueprint lists all of the competencies (knowledge, abilities, skills, attitudes and judgment) that are tested on the examination. Although the Blueprint was not developed specifically for study purposes, it does provide valuable information about the examination content, the examination format, types of questions, and those competencies which are tested most frequently.  The examination will also be developed based on Bloom’s Taxonomy of Learning Objectives.  This is a tool that is used widely for the specific purpose of developing a multiple choice format examination.

**Please note: You must be present 15 minutes before your scheduled time to gain entry into the testing room. Anyone who is late will not be admitted. They will not be given a second opportunity to write the Mock examination.  In the case of illness, a medical note must be provided in order to be eligible to write the Mock at a later date.

 

For examples of sample questions, please refer to the NDHCB website.

 

Please make sure that you have read all the updated Regulations and Practice Guidelines that are available on the CDHO’s website. These regulations can and will be testable material.

 

***** To help you prepare for the Mock certification and NDHCB certification examinations, the following textbook is strongly recommended:

 

Darby, Michele L., Mosby’s Comprehensive Review of Dental Hygiene, 5th Edition, Elsevier.  ISBN 0-323-01316-3

 

NDHCE Eligibility

A student in a dental hygiene program that is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada (CDAC) or the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation (ADA/CODA), may apply to write the NDHCE upon confirmation by the dental hygiene program director or designate, that the student, at the application deadline date, is within four months of completion of the dental hygiene program. (i.e. Students completing the Dental Hygiene Program on August 31st, 2007 will apply to the NDHCB before the required application deadline of July 20th to write the NDHCE on September 17th, 2007).

Examination Dates                             Application Deadlines

 

January 22, 2007                                  November 24, 2006

May 22, 2007                                        March 23, 2007

September 17, 2007                             July 20, 2007

 

Students will be given an Application Form and submission will be done as a class by the class representative and the Program Director.