Bennett I C, Boyd M A
Dalhousie University, Halifax.
J Can Dent Assoc. 1990 Feb;56(2):129-34.
A brief summary of the current status of the Canadian Dental Aptitude Test (CDAT) is presented. The number of first-time writers of the CDAT is reported by the province of their preference as designated by the candidate on the test application form. Anomalies in the numbers taking the test are discussed and relationships with other provincial and regional parameters developed. It is clear that the effect of the policy change at the University of Toronto, where the CDAT is no longer required for admissions purposes, has had a major effect on the numbers taking the test and the information available about the demographics, quality and size of the Canadian dental school applicant pool. The regional and provincial differences highlighted include a relatively smaller applicant pool in British Columbia, Manitoba and the Atlantic Provinces in addition to a relatively limited educational opportunity for potential dental professionals in British Columbia, Ontario and the Atlantic Provinces.
本文简要介绍了加拿大牙科能力倾向测试（CDAT）的现状。首次参加CDAT考试的考生人数按其在考试申请表上指定的首选省份进行报告。文中讨论了参加考试人数的异常情况，并建立了与其他省级和地区参数的关系。很明显，多伦多大学政策的变化（即入学不再要求提供CDAT成绩）对参加考试的人数以及有关加拿大牙科学校申请人库的人口统计学、质量和规模的可用信息产生了重大影响。突出的地区和省级差异包括：不列颠哥伦比亚省、曼尼托巴省和大西洋省份的申请人库相对较小，此外，不列颠哥伦比亚省、安大略省和大西洋省份的潜在牙科专业人员的教育机会相对有限。
