Dental lab courses available
Tallahassee, Fla.鈥擳he National Board for Certification in Dental Laboratory Technology has launched a home-based Modularization Program.
The certificate program allows dental technicians to verify their skills and knowledge in a specific area of dental restoration manufacturing, the NBC said.
Candidates earn a Certificate of Competency in any of 12 modules within the five dental technology specialties: crown and bridge, ceramics, partial dentures, complete dentures and orthodontics. Each module represents a specific task area within a specialty. To earn a certificate, the technicians must pass written and practical exams as well as meet other criteria.
All of the exams may be taken at the candidate’s home lab. For the written exams, an independent proctor administers the exams at the candidate鈥檚 choice of location. For the practical exams, a dentist or current certified dental technician verifies that the candidates completed their own work before it is submitted by mail.
Dr. Jake DeSnyder, chair of the ADA Council on Dental Practice and ADA liaison to the dental lab profession, lauded the NBC initiative.
“Congratulations to the NBC on the completion of their modularization testing program,” said Dr. DeSnyder. “As ADA liaison to the dental lab profession I have seen the work it took to finalize this project. We look to continued success in this and other advances for your members.”
Technician Kelly Scherbinski of Davis Dental Laboratory said in an NBC press release, “This gave me an opportunity to show my skills as a crown and bridge waxer. I am excited and looking forward to all the new changes that this industry is taking on.”
The NBC was formed in 1955 as an independent certification organization dedicated to improving the quality of dental laboratory technology through voluntary testing and certification of dental laboratories and technicians.
More information about the Modularization Program is available from the NBC by phone at 1-800-684-5310; by e-mail, modularization@nbccert.org; or by visiting its Web site, www.nbccert.org.