The organizers of the 2025 Dental Testing & Regulatory Summit and Educators Conference have selected Mission of Mercy Texas as the event’s charitable partner. The five-day summit will be held October 15 to 19, 2025, at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Conference Center in Grapevine, Texas.
The event brings together four dental organizations: CDCA-WREB-CITA, the American Association of Dental Administrators (AADA), the American Board of Dental Examiners (ADEX), and the American Association of Dental Boards (AADB). Attendees include dental and dental hygiene program directors, faculty leaders, examiners, administrators, and state dental board representatives from across the United States. The focus of the summit is to advance education and improve licensure processes through regulatory collaboration.
CDCA-WREB-CITA selected Mission of Mercy Texas as this year’s charitable beneficiary. The nonprofit organization delivers free healthcare services to uninsured individuals across South Texas. According to the organization, Mission of Mercy has provided over 80,000 free patient visits, with more than 9,200 established patients and more than 52,000 free prescriptions dispensed since 2007.
“The charitable component of this summit directly connects our professional work to our service mission,” said Sherry Bowers, executive director of Mission of Mercy. “The dental profession has always been committed to expanding access to care, and this partnership allows attendees to directly support patients who might otherwise go without essential dental services. Every donation helps us provide critical preventive and restorative treatments to uninsured individuals across South Texas.”
Participants were able to begin making donations to Mission of Mercy Medical Center during event registration, which opened on August 1. Last year’s summit raised over $20,000 for Kosair for Kids, a Louisville-based charity.
“By bringing together these organizations, we are creating a platform for meaningful dialogue that will shape the future of dental regulation and benefit the professions,” said Stephanie Beeler, director of communications, board affairs and events for CDCA-WREB-CITA and spokesperson for the summit.
More information about Mission of Mercy Texas is available at www.amissionofmercy.org/texas.
CDCA-WREB-CITA provides ADEX examinations for initial licensure in jurisdictions across the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, and Jamaica. Earlier this year, the organization announced its intent to merge with ADEX. According to CDCA-WREB-CITA, the merger is expected to be finalized in summer 2025. More information is available at https://adextesting.org.
