Is Your State Interested in Joining CITA?

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History

The Council of Interstate Testing Agencies, Inc. (CITA) is a non-profit corporation that was established July 15, 2005.  It is an independent regional testing agency which administers dental and dental hygiene examinations.

 Mission Statement

To enter into a clearinghouse contract with individual state dental boards to provide logistical and technological services in the administration of dental and dental hygiene examinations.

 

Structure:

CITA is structured with an “Umbrella Concept.”  Under an umbrella structure:

• Each member state board of dentistry is expected to maintain an integral role in the delivery and administration of the examination including service as chief examiners, clinic floor monitors and graders.
• Each member state will have an accrual of economic benefit and shall have travel to national meetings and education expenses paid from that pool.
• CITA will pay the expenses associated with examination administration.
• CITA will assist in the logistics of examination administration, score tabulation, and the reporting of test scores to schools, state board of dentistry and national examination authorities.
• CITA will provide candidate manuals, examiner manuals, grade sheets, scoring forms, and spreadsheets for the administration of the examination.
• CITA will provide an interface with the applicants and serve as a resource to address questions regarding exam administration, candidate travel, lodging and directions.
• CITA will continue to improve the technology required in regional examination administration and will advance database development necessary to track candidate information beginning with the initial application process and proceeding to score reporting and candidate notification.
• CITA will provide  candidate database integration into scoring spreadsheets and post exam analysis.
• CITA will assist in the development of a year end technical manual.
• CITA will represent each member state in the national debate regarding future of licensing examination.

Membership:

CITA can provide additional information regarding the CITA concept of regional examination administration.  Any state wishing to join CITA should submit a request in writing to the CITA office.