SRTA

What SRTA does

SRTA is a US-based agency that develops and administers clinical licensure examinations for the dental profession. Founded in 1975 and headquartered in Virginia Beach, the organization offers five examination products — Dental, Dental Hygiene, Local Anesthesia, Restorative Auxiliary, and Dental Therapy — delivered in a manikin-based clinical format. Examinations are built on Occupational Analyses and Technical Reports prepared by professional psychometricians, which underwrites the validity and fairness claims central to the agency's positioning with regulators.

SRTA's customer base is structurally tripartite. State dental boards act as the regulatory buyers that recognize SRTA examinations for licensure decisions; dental and dental hygiene schools act as institutional partners that administer examinations to graduating cohorts; and licensure candidates are the per-seat paying users. Revenue is generated through one-time examination fees, with Class of 2025 fee schedules published separately for Dental and Dental Hygiene Manikin examinations. The agency operates as a not-for-profit-feeling, fee-for-service testing body with no disclosed subscription, advertising, or ancillary revenue lines.

In January 2025, SRTA merged with the Central Regional Dental Testing Service (CRDTS) to form CRDTS+SRTA, combining organizations with over 100 years of cumulative testing experience. The merged entity is operationally headquartered at 1725 SW Gage Blvd, Topeka, Kansas, and markets a unified national examination platform with a portability map across US jurisdictions. Headcount is reported at 11–50 employees, consistent with a lean testing-services body whose value sits in examination IP, psychometric content, and regulatory acceptance rather than headcount-heavy delivery.

Name

SRTA

Legal name

Sharjah Roads and Transport Authority

Website

https://srta.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SRTA develops and administers manikin-based clinical licensure examinations for dental and dental hygiene candidates, serving US state dental boards, dental schools, and licensure candidates through a fee-per-exam model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Virginia Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Licensure Examination Fees: Fees charged to dental and dental hygiene licensure candidates for taking clinical examinations. Class of 2025 fee schedules available for Dental and Dental Hygiene Manikin examinations

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

SRTA is a testing agency that develops and administers clinical licensure examinations for dental and dental hygiene candidates. Through its merger with CRDTS in January 2025, the combined organization (CRDTS+SRTA) offers five examination products — Dental, Dental Hygiene, Local Anesthesia, Restorative Auxiliary, and Dental Therapy — built on Occupational Analysis and Technical Reports prepared by professional psychometricians.

Product overview

CRDTS+SRTA operates as a unified dental and dental hygiene licensure examination platform resulting from the merger of CRDTS (Central Regional Dental Testing Service) and SRTA (State Regional Testing Agency). The combined organization offers five distinct examination products: Dental Examination, Dental Hygiene Examination, Local Anesthesia Examination, Restorative Auxiliary Examination, and Dental Therapy Examination. These examinations serve state dental boards for licensure decisions, partner dental and dental hygiene schools for student assessment, and licensure candidates seeking certification to practice. The examination format is manikin-based as indicated by the candidate manuals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dental Examination Licensure examination for dental candidates assessing clinical competencies required for dental practice licensing, administered in a manikin-based format.
• Dental Hygiene Examination Licensure examination for dental hygiene candidates evaluating the skills and knowledge necessary for dental hygiene practice, administered in a manikin-based format.
• Local Anesthesia Examination Examination assessing competency in administering local anesthesia for dental procedures.
• Restorative Auxiliary Examination Examination for auxiliary dental personnel specializing in restorative procedures.
• Dental Therapy Examination Licensure examination for dental therapy candidates covering therapeutic dental procedures.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CRDTS (Central Regional Dental Testing Service)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025SRTA has merged with CRDTS to form a combined organization with over 100 years of combined experience. The merger brings together the values and excellence in testing that each agency has maintained for decades to provide the best testing experience for dental and dental hygiene schools and students. The combined organization serves state dental boards, schools, and licensure candidates with reliable, valid, and fair examinations administered ethically and with compassion.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Pearson VUE: Global testing services company that delivers computer-based high-stakes examinations for licensure and certification; represents a broader incumbent in the assessment market that could compete for or support dental board contracts.
• PSI Services: Large professional testing and certification services company that administers credentialing exams across many healthcare and professional fields; a potential broad incumbent competitor or partner for scaled dental licensure testing.
• Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations (JCNDE / NBDE): Operated under the ADA, the JCNDE administers the National Board Dental Examinations (written/knowledge component). It is a broader incumbent in the dental testing ecosystem that licenses of the overall licensure pathway interact with.

Direct peers

• ADEX (American Board of Dental Examiners): Develops and administers the ADEX dental licensure examination series accepted by a large number of state boards; competes head-to-head with CRDTS+SRTA for state recognition and candidate share.
• CRDTS (Central Regional Dental Testing Service): Was SRTA's direct counterpart in U.S. regional dental licensure testing; the two organizations merged in January 2025 to form CRDTS+SRTA, making CRDTS the most direct historical peer.
• WREB (Western Regional Examining Board): One of the other major U.S. regional dental and dental hygiene clinical testing agencies; competes with SRTA for state dental board acceptance and candidate volume.
• CITA (Council of Interstate Testing Agencies): Another U.S. regional dental clinical examination agency, offering dental and dental hygiene licensure exams accepted by multiple state boards; directly comparable to SRTA's testing services.

Others

• NBME (National Board of Medical Examiners): Administers high-stakes medical licensure and assessment examinations (USMLE) in partnership with the FSMB; structurally analogous to a national dental testing authority, useful as a comparable business model benchmark.
• Scantron Corporation: Provides assessment, certification, and licensure testing services to professional and credentialing organizations; adjacent to SRTA's services with potential overlap in the professional testing infrastructure market.

Emerging players

• Meazure Learning (formerly Castle Worldwide): Specializes in high-stakes online and remote proctored testing for credentialing and licensure programs across professions; a relevant emerging player as dental testing potentially moves toward digital delivery.

Market position

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/srta_dental
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/srta-dental-exams

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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