Key Objectives

• Provide an organisation to support the development of the dental technology profession.
• Encourage and promote education, including CPD, for dental technicians.
• Forge links with other bodies or organisations for the benefit of dental technicians and patients.
• Promote DTA views to Government, relevant groups, service providers and the public.
• Adopt and share best practice enabling dental technology to take a wider participative role in the oral healthcare of the nation.
• Be the forward thinking organisation that advises, develops and supports individual dental technicians.
• Endeavour to support dental technician members and provide benefits and employment opportunities.
• Maintain and develop the 'job title' and 'function' of dental technicians.
• Develop and maintain links with other dental technology, PCD and dentist groups as appropriate.
• Negotiate with appropriate groups on behalf of dental technicians.

'To advance the standards of the art and science of dental technology for the benefit of the profession and patients. To promote the interchange of views between dental technicians and to negotiate on their behalf with various bodies. To raise issues, provide advice and propose ideas to others on matters affecting dental technicians.'