NADL Online Study System for the Certified Dental Technician (CDT) and Recognized Graduate (RG) Examinations

NADL has developed the NADL Online Study System for the Certified Dental Technician (CDT) and Recognized Graduate (RG) Examinations to help dental technology professionals study for the National Board for Certification in Dental Laboratory Technology certification written examinations.

NADL University Series: All Courses

The need for qualified managers in the profession has long been identified as one of the top five issues impacting the dental laboratory industry. NADL University was developed to meet those growing educational needs of today's dental laboratory managers.

NADL University: Client Relations and Laboratory Management

By understanding your clients, you can strategically customize your products, processes and services to develop a relationship that is less susceptible to competitive pressures and is more profitable. You will learn the value of moving from a commodity-based business model to a service-based model.

NADL University: Marketing and Chair Side Services

Learn the necessary skills to strategically grow your laboratory. By utilizing practical, integrated and measurable tools, you can develop an external marketing strategy to increase sales and profits.

NADL University: Production Standards

Understand the rationale for establishing production standards, gain methods for tracking technician productivity and learn to utilize production standards when evaluating employee performance.

NADL University: Profitability, Operating Ratios and Benchmarking

Determine, analyze and compare the financial data from your dental laboratory so you can identify what you are doing well and identify problems. You will develop a set of key financial measurements for your laboratory and gain a basis to judge how well you are doing compared to industry averages.

NADL University: Purchasing and Inventory Control

Take the mystery out of precious metals, consumables and equipment purchasing, and inventory control. Discover how to evaluate and acquire capital equipment. These principles and their application will help you reduce costs and improve operational efficiency at your dental laboratory.

NADL University: Quality Assurance Systems and Good Manufacturing Practices

Master the basic concepts of quality assurance and learn how to apply these concepts in your dental laboratory. You will learn how to establish a quality system that will fulfill federal and/or state quality requirements.

Navigating the New Normal in Dentistry - A Panel Discussion

Join our panel discussion to hear answers to some of the most common questions they have been fielding during the last six weeks related to finances, marketing, operations, “post-COVID” projections and much more.

Navigating through a Pandemic with FAQs

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization formally declared COVID-19 as a pandemic. Join NADL and Insperity for an informational session on navigating through these difficult times.