Self-Assessment
The Self-Assessment Tool (SAT) helps Denturists identify areas in their practice that may need more education, training, or review. Completing the SAT supports registrants in setting and achieving their professional goals.
Before each Continuing Professional Development (CPD) cycle, Registered Denturists must complete a self-assessment. This tool helps them evaluate how their practice aligns with the Essential Competencies of for Denturism Practice in Ontario (2015) and the National Competency Profile – Canada. The results can be used to set specific learning objectives and guide professional development activities.
To encourage honest self-reflection, the College and the Quality Assurance Committee do not collect or review individual responses. Only aggregate data is used to identify trends and support evidence-based decisions about CPD programming.
The SAT consists of a questionnaire with performance indicators and the following rating scale:
- 5 = I fully understand the indicator and apply it consistently.
- 4 = I fully understand the indicator but could improve on applying it consistently.
- 3 = I could benefit from further education/training regarding this indicator and how to apply it.
- 2 = I need to improve my understanding of this indicator and how to apply it.
- 1 = I am not familiar with and/or I do not understand this indicator.
- N/A = I understand this indicator but it is not applicable to my current practice.
Once the questionnaire is submitted, the tool will calculate the registrant’s average rating for each practice domain and each competency. Indicators that have a rating of “N/A” are excluded from the calculation. All indicators are weighted equally.
The Member Response Profile provides a visual respresentation of the member’s self-assessment based on the averages calculated from the questionnaire.
Registrants will select
three (3) CPD goals based on their self-ratings from the questionnaire.
The
SAT Manual provides instructions for accessing the online questionnaire.