COVID-19
The Ontario Government Announces Lockdown in York and Windsor-Essex
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 Moves Toronto and Peel Region into “Lockdown” Category
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’s New COVID-19 Response Framework
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...
COVID-19 Update for October 2020
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...
Memo from the Chief Medical Officer of Health on Aerosol-Generating Dental Procedures (AGDPs)
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...
Professional Development Opportunities Online
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...
Questions & Answers: Return to Practice Guidance for RDTs
On May 28, 2020 the College cohosted a town hall with the Association of Dental Technologists of Ontario (ADTO) to present several facets of COVID-19 and the impacts for RDTs, patients, the public and other health care providers. One of the main topics of discussion...
Updates to Return to Practice Guidance for RDTs
On May 26, 2020, the Chief Medical Officer of Health issued an updated Directive #2 to allow for the gradual restart of health services accompanied by a guidance document, “COVID-19 Operational Requirements: Health Sector Restart”. Health service providers must comply...
COVID-19 Registration Fee Relief
On May 22, 2020 the Council of the College of Dental Technologists of Ontario resolved to provide a one-time registration fee relief to offset some of the financial burden experienced by RDTs not being able to practice during these unprecedented times. In arriving at...
COVID 19 Update: Gradual Health Sector Restart
Information and advice around COVID-19 is changing as the Ministry of Health continues to monitor the spread of this virus in our communities. On May 26th, 2020, Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health revoked Directive #2 which ordered all non-essential services to...
