News & Events
Ontario Moves to Step 2 of Reopening
As of June 30, 2021 Ontario is in Step 2 of the Roadmap to Reopen. While the province is seeing continued improvement in key public health system indicators, practicing RDTs must continue using enhanced precautions and follow the College’s COVID-19 Return to Practice...
Health Canada Regulates UV and Ozone Devices
Health Minister Patty Hajdu has signed an interim order regulating UV radiation-emitting and ozone-generating devices under the Pest Control Products Act, effective June 7, 2021. According to Health Canada, since the beginning of the pandemic, there has been a...
Second Doses of COVID-19 Vaccines
The province is accelerating second doses for all Ontarians. While the interval between first and second doses can be up to 16 weeks, Ontario will begin to offer second dose appointments at an earlier interval of four weeks or later based on availability. See the full...
Stay-at-Home Order Lifted
Ontario’s Stay-at-Home order ended on June 2. However, public health measures put in place under the order remain in effect. The province’s Roadmap to Reopen is a three-step plan to lift public health measures safely and gradually. It is based on ongoing progress of...
AstraZeneca Dose #2 Update
Updated June 14, 2021 On May 26, the College received a memo from the Chief Medical Officer of Health, regarding the second dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 (AZ)/COVISHIELD vaccine. Click here to read the Memorandum. Patients in Ontario can choose to have the second...
Office Closure
Please note that our office will be closed on Victoria Day (Monday May 24, 2021). Please remember to follow social distance protocols and stay safe during the weekend. Our office will reopen on Tuesday May 25 at 9am. We are continuing to work remotely until further...
COVID-19: Revocation of Directive #2
On May 19, the College received a memo from the Chief Medical Officer of Health regarding the Revocation of Health Directive #2. It calls for a gradual and incremental implementation of resumption of scheduled non-urgent and non-emergent surgeries and procedures in...
Extension of Stay-at-Home Order
The Government of Ontario has announced that the Stay-at-Home order will extend for another 2 weeks, at least until June 2, 2021. The Stay-at-Home order does not impact the provision of health care. However, to support the order, we strongly recommend that Registered...
Directive #2 Reissued
On April 21, the College received an update that the Chief Medical Officer of Health has reissued Directive #2 for Health Care Providers. This version of Directive #2 is intended to preserve human resources for redeployment and to stop procedures that could tax...
Continuation of Stay-at-Home Order
The Government of Ontario has announced that the Stay-at-Home order will extend for another 2 weeks, until May 20, 2021. The Stay-at-Home order does not impact the provision of health care. However, to support the order, we strongly recommend that Registered Dental...
