Mission Statement

To provide psychometric, technical and administrative services in the administration and delivery of clinical licensure examinations in dentistry and dental hygiene. CITA will demonstrate integrity and fairness as it provides assistance to state boards of dentistry in their mission to protect the health, safety and welfare of the public by assuring that only competent and qualified individuals are allowed to practice dentistry and dental hygiene.



Clinical Licensure Examinations

SchoolsCITA adminsters dental and dental hygiene clinical licensure examinations at: the University of Alabama School of Dentistry in Birmingham, AL; the Louisiana State University School of Dentistry in New Orleans, LA; the University of North Carolina School of Dentistry in Chapel Hill, NC; Guilford Technical Community College (hygiene only) in Jamestown, NC; and the University of Puerto Rico School of Dentistry (dental only) in San Juan,PR.

The CITA examination is recognized for licensure in a total of twenty-six (26) states/territories. West Virginia State Board of Dental Examiners