National Board for Certification in Dental Laboratory Technology (NBC) · NBC Certified Dental Technician Examination Handbook and Application, revised March 1, 2026, ceramics outline on printed pages 22–23 (physical PDF pages 24–25); verified October 12, 2026. NBC's currently linked standalone Ceramics job-task outline was revised June 2016 and applies to examinations beginning January 1, 2017. Its tasks and weights match the 2026 handbook, which does not state a new ceramics effective date. The assigned workbook label abbreviates the awarding body's name and describes its Ceramics specialty. It maps to the CDT Written Specialty Examination with Ceramics selected, rather than a separately named certification. The assigned slug is preserved.

This original 20-question sample covers selected topics across the outline. It does not reproduce official exam questions or cover every tested topic.

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