American Society of Master Dental Technologists (ASMDT) Master’s Certificated International Program

ASMDT is a highly recognized teaching institution established in 1974 in the state of New York, U. S.A. ASMDT is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Dental Prosthologist Development Corporation (DPDC), a New York State, U. S. A. Corporation. All equipment, materials, and supplies are exclusively provided to ASMDT students by DPDC.

ASMDT offers the Master Dental Technologists (MDT) course for Dental Technicians in 2 study variants, the On-Site Hands on Course, and the Home Study Course. The Home Study Course is a Learn at Your Own Pace program that contains 18 MDT DVD’s which encompasses the exact curriculum as the Hands-On course. Home Study students are encouraged to complete their course in 12 months and present their work to the Board of Examiners in New York U. S. A. at the end of their semester when possible.

The MDT Master’s Certificated Course is a non-academic university based program. Our Master’s Certificated Curriculum, Course, and Diplomas are recognized by the U. S. Department of Education via TheNational Board for Certification in Dental Laboratory Technology (NBC) and recognized by the U. S. CDT and N Y U College of Dentistry’s Continuing Education credit systems; our Master’s Certification diplomas are internationally recognized through out the world.

ASMDT will provide U. S. visa invitation letters for all non U. S. students of ASMDT who need U. S. visas for Board of Examiner presentations and graduation.      

1.    MDT On-Site Hands On Course is taught at New York University College of Dentistry, Department of Continuing Education in New York City, New York, U. S. A. MDT classes are offered on alternating Saturdays, 18 sessions from late September / early October to July each year. Upon completion of the course each student presents their work to the Board of Examiners for final grades in August each year at New York University College of Dentistry Department of Continuing Education in New York City, New York, U. S. A. Graduation ceremonies and diploma issuances follows in mid August. For all foreign students, diplomas are issued shortly after Board of Examiners presentations. 
2.    Master Dental Technologist Home Study Program – the 12 months Program is perfectly suited for dental technology practitioners throughout the world. The Home Study Program is a condensed Course - a product of 35 years of educational experience - that gives an opportunity to learn step-by-step procedures at your own place in your time frame. The Program consists of eighteen sessions, which include anatomy, physiology, and hands-on practical maxillary-mandibular reconstruction cases. Pre-positioned maxillary-mandibular casts and dies prepared for mounting on an adjustable Articulator with a mechanical incisal platform, provide the functions for reconstruction. The Course is complete with manuals, models, semi-adjustable articulator, instruments and all supplies are shipped to the students by mail.  Our Course is extremely comprehensive with substantial hands-on experience and lectures on DVDs by leaders in the field of Dentistry.  Each session contains supplemental self-testing materials; this is an interactive effort: the students have the option to send their summary reports for overview and critique to Program Managers at ASMDT . Audiovisual programming provides a stop-and-go feature that simplifies the overall learning concept.
    
Since 1974  over 700 technicians have graduated the Course and were awarded with Master’s Certification diplomas. Among them are the practitioners from Russia and the Ukraine. It should be noted that in many cases our graduates have found more challenging and financially rewarding jobs; while some of them upon graduation were promoted to higher positions in their existing businesses. The graduate testimonials can be found at our Web-site at www.asmdt.com