As far as the guide is concerned, you need to have at least one year full time experience in your chosen field, within the past 10 yrs. The duties should reflect those mentioned under the ministerial instructions here:
Main duties
Dentists perform some or all of the following duties:•Examine patients' teeth, gums and surrounding tissue to diagnose disease, injury and decay and plan appropriate treatment
•Restore, extract and replace diseased and decayed teeth
•Perform oral surgery, periodontal surgery and other treatments
•Clean teeth and instruct patients on oral hygiene
•Design bridgework, fit dentures and provide appliances to correct abnormal positioning of the teeth and jaws, or write fabrication instructions or prescriptions for use by denturists and dental technicians
•Supervise dental hygienists, dental assistants and other staff.
•Dentists may specialize in such areas as oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, periodontics, endodontics, prosthodontics, oral pathology, oral radiology or public health dentistry.
It is not mandatory to have accreditation before applying for FSW, but it is advised. You could explore that once you have put in your application. The impoertant thing is being able to meet the min 67 points required.
Once in Canada, the rest is entirely up to you; you can do the 'survival jobs' (as Qorax and the rest put it, lol) from the begining and then work on getting accreditation in your field... Hope this helps!
Mandie
Thank you mandie................very helpful indeed. I will go ahead and apply then, and probably start preparing for IELTS. Any website suggestions to get IELTS practice materials??
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