Commission on Dental Competency Assessments
The Commission on Dental Competency Assessments (formerly the North East Regional Board of Dental Examiners) is one of five examination agencies for dentists in the United States.[1] The other examination agencies are the Western Regional Examining Board, the Central Regional Dental Testing Service, the and the Southern Regional Testing Agency.[2] These were organized to better standardize clinical exams for licensure. Historically each state had its own independent licensing exam.
On January 9, 2015, the NERB became the Commission on Dental Competency Assessments (CDCA).[3]
The CDCA (formerly NERB), administers the ADEX Dental and Dental Hygiene Exams.[4] The CDCA also administers Dental Specialty exams,[5] a Florida Laws and Rules exam,[6] and an Expanded Function Dental Assistant (EFDA) exam[7] and Sedation examinations.
The CDCA has grown to include 44* states, Washington, DC, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands and Jamaica. The only states that still do not accept the CDCA for both Dental and Hygiene exams are: Alaska, Delaware, Georgia, *Nebraska (accepts Dental but not Hygiene), *New York (accepts Hygiene but not Dental).
| U.S. State or Other Country | Accepts CDCA ADEX Dental Exam | Accepts CDCA ADEX Hygiene Exam |
|---|---|---|
| ALABAMA | Y | Y |
| ALASKA | (PENDING) | N |
| ARIZONA | Y | Y |
| ARKANSAS | Y | Y |
| CALIFORNIA | Y | N |
| COLORADO | Y | Y |
| CONNECTICUT | Y | Y |
| DC | Y | Y |
| DELAWARE | N | N |
| FLORIDA | Y | Y |
| GEORGIA | (PENDING) | N |
| HAWAII | Y | Y |
| IDAHO | Y | Y |
| ILLINOIS | Y | Y |
| INDIANA | Y | Y |
| IOWA | Y | Y |
| JAMAICA | Y | - |
| KANSAS | Y | Y |
| KENTUCKY | Y | Y |
| LOUISIANA | Y | Y |
| MAINE | Y | Y |
| MARYLAND | Y | Y |
| MASSACHUSETTS | Y | Y |
| MICHIGAN | Y | Y |
| MINNESOTA | Y | Y |
| MISSISSIPPI | Y | Y |
| MISSOURI | Y | Y |
| MONTANA | Y | Y |
| NORTH CAROLINA | Y | Y |
| NEBRASKA | Y | N |
| NEVADA | Y | Y |
| NEW JERSEY | Y | Y |
| NEW MEXICO | Y | Y |
| NEW YORK | N | Y |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE | Y | Y |
| NORTH DAKOTA | Y | Y |
| OHIO | Y | Y |
| OKLAHOMA | Y | Y |
| OREGON | Y | Y |
| PENNSYLVANIA | Y | Y |
| PUERTO RICO | Y | - |
| RHODE ISLAND | Y | Y |
| SOUTH CAROLINA | Y | Y |
| SOUTH DAKOTA | Y | Y |
| TENNESSEE | Y | Y |
| TEXAS | Y | Y |
| UTAH | Y | Y |
| VERMONT | Y | Y |
| VIRGINIA | Y | Y |
| U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS | Y | - |
| WASHINGTON | Y | Y |
| WEST VIRGINIA | Y | Y |
| WISCONSIN | Y | Y |
| WYOMING | Y | Y |
References[]
- ^ "Clinical Testing for Dentist Licensure". www.ada.org. Retrieved 2017-02-21.
- ^ "ADA calls for increased licensure portability".
- ^ "North East Regional Board is now the Commission on Dental Competency Assessments".
- ^ "» FAQ".
- ^ "Specialty Exam | CDCA". www.cdcaexams.org. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
- ^ "Florida Laws and Rules – Dental Hygienist | CDCA". www.cdcaexams.org. Archived from the original on 2018-05-17. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
- ^ "Dental Auxiliary Exam Information | CDCA". www.cdcaexams.org. Archived from the original on 2018-05-17. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
External links[]
- Dental examinations
- Standardized tests in the United States