The CDCA-WREB-CITA
Samantha Farrar, DHS, MPH, RDH, is a Registered Dental Hygienist currently employed at Midwest Dental since April 2023. In addition, Samantha serves as a Continuing Education Instructor at the College of DuPage, teaching various courses for dental professionals since August 2016. Samantha holds the position of Examiner for The Commission on Dental Competency Assessments and has previously worked as a Part-Time Pediatric RDH at Grins4Kidz Dr. Pollina and as a Registered Dental Hygienist at Once Upon a Smile. With extensive experience in dental hygiene roles across numerous practices, Samantha has acquired a Doctorate in Health Services from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, a Master's degree in Public Health from Elmhurst University, and a Bachelor's in Dental Hygiene from Northern Arizona University. Samantha's foundational education includes an Associate's degree in Dental Hygiene from the College of DuPage and a High School Diploma from Mother Theodore Guerin High School.
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.