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COMMISSION OHIO DENTAL ASSISTANT CERTIFICATION Examination Application
Last Name:
First Name:
MiddleInitial:
Address:
City:
State
Zip:
Phone (Home):
Phone (Office):
Date of Birth:
Select Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
SS Number (last 4 numbers):
E-Mail:
Are you currently enrolled in a Dental Assisting program?
Yes
No
Date of Completion:
Name of Institution/School:
The exam is scheduled on a Saturday or Sunday in the fall and spring each year. Please check the exam you are applying for, you will be notified 30 to 60 days before the exam of the date for which you are scheduled.
Examination Dates Application Deadline:
Spring (date to be determined) January prior to exam
Fall (date to be determined) June prior to exam
Type of exam applying for:
Full Exam: The full exam consists of three parts, Clinical, Written and Radiology*. You must pass each part of the exam to achieve Ohio Certification. *Holding a current Radiology Certificate does not exempt applicant from taking and passing the radiology portion of the exam.
Retake: (check all that apply):
Written
Clinical
Radiology
Date(s) exam previously taken:
Examples of additional education for retake:
Last name at time of previous exam:
Persons with disabilities needing assistants are asked to notify the Commission at the time of application. Attach letter listing reason for request and type of assistance needed. Please be specific regarding the type of assistance needed:
Reader
Extra Time
Other
1. PROOF OF CURRENT CPR CERTIFICATION (MUST BE CURRENT AT TIME OF EXAM)
2. ONE OF THE FOLLOWING NOTARIZED FORMS (ATTACH NOTARIZED FORM TO THE APPLICATION) Note: Applicant who has taken the exam within the last twelve months do not need to complete #2
A. EMPLOYER NOTARIZED RECOMMENDATION
B. SCHOOL LIST: NOTARIZED INSTRUCTOR RECOMMENDATION
(Use for recent graduates or students currently enrolled in the final year of a Dental Assisting Program)
Upload Employer Recommendation PDF:
Upload School Recommendation PDF:
3. FEE Check or Money Order payable to Commission Ohio Dental Assistant Certification or CODA
Schools using a Purchase Order must include a copy of the PO with applications.
$65.00 Full Exam
$25.00 Retake one part
APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE PROCESSED UNTIL ALL ITEMS ARE RECEIVED
I hereby certify all information is true and I grant permission to release information pertaining to my certification status.
Signature of Applicant:
Signature of Applicant Date
Questions may be mailed to the Commission at the address below or Email questions to: OhioCODAexam@aol.com
Mail Application and payment to: Commission on Ohio Dental Assistant Certification
1501 Centerview Drive
Copley, Ohio 44321
Attach copy of CPR here