Dental Technologists Association

The Dental Technologists Association (DTA) is the professional body representing dental technicians in the United Kingdom.

History
The association began as the Dental Technicians Education and Training Advisory Board (DTETAB) and was established by the General Dental Council (GDC). The remit of DTETAB was to review and make recommendations about the education and training of dental technicians.

DTETAB also maintained a Voluntary Register of Dental Technicians. The inaugural meeting of the Board took place in January 1986 and was chaired by Margaret Seward (later Dame Margaret Seward). The GDC was involved for the first three years, and DTETAB became an independent professional body in 1989 with Colin Lee, a dental technician and laboratory owner, as chairman. Ray Cox served as registrar from 1989–1992 and was succeeded by Sue Adams from 1992–2019. Appointed in January 2019, Rebecca Kinahan now manages the Associations' Office.

DTETAB became the Dental Technicians Association in 2002 and, later, the Dental Technologists Association in 2012.

Offices
The headquarters of the DTA are based at PO Box 1318, Cheltenham, GL50 9EA. The operations Co-ordinator of the association is Rebecca Kinahan, who is responsible for managing the association's office.

Council
The DTA council is the governing body of the association. Delroy Reeves is president, Dominika Krowiarz is deputy president and Tony Griffin is treasurer.

The Technologist
The Technologist is the official DTA journal. Published quarterly. The Technologist editorial team consists of editor Derek Pearson, editorial assistant Keith Winwood and editorial panel: Tony Griffin, Joanne Stevenson and Barry Tivey.

Articulate
Articulate is a quarterly e-newsletter and is edited by Derek Pearson.