A couple of problems I have with the current CDT system, and these are the reasons I let mine lapse.
1. The dentists have no clue as to what a CDT is or what we would go through to get certified. When this has been brought up by other techs saying the same thing others say you need to educate them. I think with all the money it costs to become certified and maintain your certification NBC should be doing this for the technicians. When I was going through the process of being certified back in 1996 we had to have a dentist sign off saying we were competent enough and his comment was that he thought all techs were certified.
2. Does being a CDT mean you are going to have the edge or receive more money from some labs? Not that I know of. Granted I know that just because you have a CDT does not mean you know what you are doing but if you interview for a job and prove you can do the work, you may need a little fine tuning to adjust to what your new employer wants, but should you not have the edge on being hired compared to someone that is not a CDT, providing you are of equal or higher skill set? Most of the bigger labs that I hear about hiring employees would rather hire someone off of the streets and train them so they would not have to pay them as much.
Those are just some issues that is wrong with the current system. Right now I agree with Travis and it is a waste of time and money, been there and done that. I only wish I would have seen it back then and saved my money.
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