Ontario has started to roll out its vaccine distribution implementation plan. Each of Ontario’s 34 local public health units will be responsible to vaccinate residents in their region. For more information, click on COVID-19 Vaccines for Ontario. As more vaccine...

The government of Ontario has issued a stay-at-home order, effective January 14 at 12:01am, and has immediately declared a second state of emergency. The new order will be in effect for at least 28 days and will require everyone to remain at home, with exception of...

Effective Saturday, December 26, 2020 at 12:01am, Ontario will begin a province-wide lockdown. Toronto and the 26 other public health units in southern Ontario will stay locked down until at least January 23, 2021, while the northern parts of the province will face...

The College of Dental Technologists of Ontario will be closed from 12 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020 to Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. Our regular office hours will resume on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. Happy Holidays!

The Ontario Government announced that Windsor-Essex and York Region moved into lockdown which is the grey zone shown in the province's COVID-19 framework as of December 14. The lockdown of seven regions does not directly impact the delivery of healthcare services by a...

The Ontario government announced this afternoon that Toronto and Peel would be placed into the “lockdown” category starting Monday, November 23rd at 12:01 a.m. As per Ontario’s new colour-coded COVID-19 response framework, “lockdown” is grey and is the level with the...

Ontario has published a COVID-19 response framework that uses a colour-coded system to identify where regions fall among a ladder. Placement of a region into a specific colour is based on indicators such as weekly incidence rates, positivity rates and community...

We are writing to provide you with some updates regarding COVID-19 information. The College’s Return to Practice Guidance, updated on June 4, 2020 remains unchanged. Should you have any questions, please contact the College at QA@cdto.ca. Risk of COVID-19 in Dental...

On July 7, 2020, Dr. David Williams, the Chief Medical Officer of Health, sent a memo to the oral health regulators about aerosol-generating dental procedures (AGDPs). Dr. Williams acknowledges that dental settings have unique characteristics that warrant specific...

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges for both people and society. The Quality Assurance (QA) Committee recognizes that many planned professional development activities have been cancelled or postponed. Registrants are required to complete 90...