CITA

COUNCIL OF INTERSTATE TESTING AGENCIES, INC.

“In Unity We Find Strength”

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 assists 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.