The College uses a merit based selection process to match specific required skill sets and competencies to the committee work.  The results of this examination may be considered by the nominating committee as one factor of many for selection as a non-council committee member and for placement of all members on committees.

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* 1. Provide your name and RCDSO member ID. 

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* 2. The Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario is the regulatory body for dentists in Ontario. The College works in the public interest by putting patients first. We set and enforce standards, and provide leadership and education to the dental profession

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* 3. The Health Professions Procedural Code, under the Regulated Health Professions Act (RHPA) 1991, sets out how many objectives for a regulatory college?

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* 4. Examples of the regulatory college objectives are to:

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* 5. Select all that are true. 

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* 6. Select the best answer. 

Acts regulating the practice of dentistry in Ontario include:

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* 7. Select all that apply. The Regulated Health Professions Act:

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* 8. The Protecting Patients Act strengthens the prevention of, and response to, incidents of patient sexual abuse, increases supports for victims of sexual abuse by regulated health professionals and improves regulatory oversight and accountability of health regulatory colleges.

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* 9. How many statutory committees does the RHPA require each health profession college to establish?

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* 10. Standing committees include the Committee on International Trade, Audit Committee, Elections Committee, Finance, Property, and Administration Committee, Legal and Legislation Committee, Professional Liability Program Committee, and the Pension Governance Committee.

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* 11. What type of role do committee and council members take in decision making?

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* 12. Once Council has made a decision, it becomes the decision of the entire group. All Council members – no matter how they spoke or voted during the debate – are expected to ____________________ that decision to interested parties outside of the organization.

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* 13. The public members on council are appointed by:

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* 14. Some of the statutory committees meet or carry out their deliberations in camera when dealing with information that must remain _______________ for legal or other reasons. The work and decisions of these committees are not subject to review by Council on a case-specific basis.

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* 15. Committees can make some policy independently of Council.

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* 16. Council members may not speak to the Discipline Committee, the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee and the Registration Committee about any case-specific matter.

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* 17. Council and committee members, and College staff, work in a:

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* 18. Council members receive and review committee reports in preparation for each Council meeting. These reports have two parts: for action, and for information.

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* 19. Concern about the conduct or actions of a Council or committee member are addressed by:

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* 20. If a Council member is approached by anyone outside of the organization regarding Council business, do not reply without checking with the College’s Registrar or the Director of Communications.

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* 21. Information to the profession and the public is made available via:

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