Medical Device RegulationThis is intended as a guide only to the new MDR regulations in respect to the manufacture of custom made dental/medical appliances and includes references to the appropriate MDR articles for further reading, available through the following...

We have removed the 'Dental Technician Profiles' website function. Members were not using this facility (there were just three profiles and no uploads in the last 18 months) and there was a small cost associated with renewing the software that ran this function. In...

We have had reports of issues relating to the newsletter CPD submission forms over the last few months. This page has been reviewed and some features we believe were causing issues have been removed. Once you submit your answers you should receive an email at the...

The OTA has been involved in developing a guidance for handling complaints in the dental industry. We strongly recommend members review this guidance. It can be downloaded from the tile above.

At a recent meeting, representatives from the Orthodontic Technicians Association (OTA), Dental Laboratories Association (DLA) and the Dental Technologists Association (DTA) met with Larry Browne from the Dental Technician publication and laboratory owners Graham Cobb...

We had some new VLE courses prepared and ready to go for the start of the new CPD cycle. Unfortunately, the programme we used to run our VLE recently received a major overhaul from its developer. This added lost of great new stuff but it also made the images in all...

The OTA members forum is now open. Here members can discuss the issues of the day, ask for help and offer professional support to one another. The OTA member profiles page is also now live. Here members can post their CV if they are seeking new employment or just to...

When you next navigate to your profile page you will see your membership level has been set to "OTA Website Member". Previously the OTA membership grades were reflected here (MOTA, LOTA etc...) The membership level on the website is a way for the membership management...

In line with our new obligations under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) we have updated our privacy policy. To view the new policy click HERE. We have also updated our cookie policy. To view the policy or change your cookie options click HERE. We are also...