We have 6 CDT’s here at By Design and all are working toward excellence for you and your patients. Though having a Certified Dental Technician
on staff isn’t required to operate a laboratory, we have found that becoming a CDT elevates our technician’s skills, pride and commitment to a higher standard. Certification in dental technology is a special designation in which the standards and criteria are set by the National Board for Certification (NBC) and are designed to develop and improve the quality of laboratory technology. Each candidate is required to take three exams. A written comprehensive exam of 160 questions, a written Specialty exam of 80 questions and a practical hands-on exam in the specialty area of their choice. (Ceramics, Crown and Bridge, Complete Dentures, Partial Dentures, Implants or Orthodontics). Once the candidate has passed all three exams and have met the national standard of competency, they are awarded the special designation of being a CDT! You can see why we support the CDT program so strongly. Phillip is a Lead Examiner at testing sites and Denise serves on the NBC Board of Directors. It a has greatly raised the personal and profession bars set by our technicians. Some of our CDT’s are certified in multiple specialties too, and Phillip is now a Master CDT.