The CDCA-WREB-CITA
Stacy Plourde, RDH, MS, CPHDH, currently serves as the Director of Care Team Operations at Wally Health since June 2021 and has been an Arbonne Independent Consultant since October 2015. With extensive experience in dental hygiene, Stacy has held various roles including Examiner/Leader at the Commission on Dental Competency Assessments since July 2006, where responsibilities include managing dental hygiene exams and facilitating new member orientations. Additional experience includes serving as a COVID-19 Coordinator at Vermont Technical College and an Oral Health and Wellness Solutions Specialist at Northeast Delta Dental, where contributions to preventive services significantly improved provider engagement. Educational qualifications include a Master's degree in Leadership, a Bachelor's degree in Applied Technology, and an Associate of Science in Dental Hygiene.
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.