The CDCA-WREB-CITA
Kerri Friel is an experienced educator and dental professional currently serving as a member of the Dental Assisting National Board and chair of both the Candidate and Certificant Services Committee and Exam Programs Committee. Since 1999, Kerri has held various roles at the Community College of Rhode Island, including Director of the Dental Assisting Program and Professor, while also contributing as President and Vice-Chair of the Faculty Senate. Additional roles include membership on the Board of Directors for the Dental Lifeline Network and adjunct professorship at Rhode Island College. Kerri's background includes managing data systems and examining dental hygiene certification at the Commission on Dental Competency Assessments, alongside previous experience on the Board of Examiners in Dentistry for the Rhode Island Department of Health. Kerri holds a Certificate in Leadership from Leadership Rhode Island and both a Master’s in Adult Education and a Bachelor’s in Dental Hygiene from the University of Rhode Island.
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The CDCA-WREB-CITA
The Commission on Dental Competency Assessments, the Western Regional Examining Board and Council of Interstate Testing Agencies are now CDCA-WREB-CITA. We are the principal resource for development, innovation and independent 3rd party administration of Competency Assessments for the Oral Health professions. In 1969, the North East Regional Board of Dental Examiners (NERB) was founded to facilitate the licensure examination process for candidates and eliminate the need for repetition of state board clinical examinations. The NERB quickly expanded from its original 8 member state/jurisdictions, eventually growing to include 24 member states/jurisdictions. In 2014, member states stretched from Maine to Hawaii, Oregon to Florida and Wisconsin to Mississippi. As a nonprofit, independent corporation, comprised of a consortium of member dental boards, the NERB sought to rename itself with a new name that more aptly reflected all of its members and its ongoing mission to further establish common examination standards, as well as the diversity of the types of assessments we offer state dental boards. On January 9th, 2015 the NERB became the Commission on Dental Competency Assessments. Our organization remains committed to serving boards of dentistry by designing and administering assessments that are based on sound principles of testing and measurement. We are pledged to excellence, integrity and fairness.