The CDCA-WREB-CITA
Priscilla Flynn currently serves as an Examiner at The CDCA-WREB-CITA since January 2022 and holds the position of Associate Professor at the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry, where engagement also includes prior roles as Assistant Professor. Experience as an Examiner at CRDTS and as a Board Member of the Minnesota Board of Dentistry has contributed to professional expertise. Priscilla Flynn coordinated the Office of Women's Health at Mayo Clinic from March 2002 to September 2012 and co-founded the Network for Women's Life and Health, serving as Program Director from October 1997 to February 2002. Educational qualifications include a Doctorate in Health Policy & Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a Master's in Public Health from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, a Certificate in Program Evaluation from the University of Minnesota, and a Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene Public Health from the University of Minnesota, along with studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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.