National and Regional Exam Boards

National Board Dental Hygiene Examination
Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations
American Dental Association
211 E. Chicago Ave, Suite 1846
Chicago, IL 60611
Tel: (312) 440-2678
http://www.ada.org/prof/ed/testing/nbdhe/index.asp (Testing Services)

Central Regional Testing Services (CRDTS)
Approved and/or accepted by the Dental State Boards of: Alaska, Connecticut1, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine2, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska3, New Hampshire4, North Dakota, Ohio5, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont6, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Central Regional Dental Testing Service, Inc.
1725 Gage Boulevard
Topeka, KS 66604
Tel: (785)273-0380
www.crdts.org

North East Regional Board (NERB)
Approved and/or accepted by the Dental State Boards of: Connecticut1, District of Columbia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine2, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska3, New Hampshire3, New Jersey, New York, Ohio4, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont6 West Virginia Northeast Regional Board of Dental

Examiners, Inc.
8484 Georgia Avenue, Suite 900
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Tel: (301) 563-3300
www.nerb.org

Southern Regional Testing Agency (SRTA)
Approved and/or accepted by the Dental State Boards of: Arkansas, Connecticut1, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine2, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska3, New Hampshire 4, Ohio5, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont6, Virginia, West Virginia

Southern Regional Testing Agency, Inc.
Ocean Plaza Corp. Center
303 34th Street, Suite 7
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
Tel: (757) 428-1003
www.srta.org

Western Regional Examining Board (WERB)
Approved and/or accepted by the Dental State Boards of: Alaska, Arizona, Connecticut1, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine2, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska3, New Mexico, New Hampshire4, North Dakota, Ohio5, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont6, Washington, West Virgina, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Western Regional Examining Board
2400 West Dunlap, Suite 155
Phoenix, AZ 85021
Tel: (602) 944-3315
www.wreb.org

Independent Testing Agencies
Alabama, California, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands

Other States Accepting Independent Testing Agencies
Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska 3, New Hampshire 4, North Dakota, West Virginia<

1. Will consider other regional exams on a case by case basis.
2. Will consider other regional exams if raw scores are provided.
3. Will consider other state or regional exams if comparable to CRDTS.
4. Accepts all regional esams but candidates must also pass the NERB written exam. State exams accepted on a
case-by-case basis.
5. Accepts all other regional exams if candidate passes all parts of the exam taken. The candidate must also pass
the NERB written exam.
6. Accepts CRDTS, SRTA and WREB but candidates must also pass the NERB written exam.