Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the perception of the application of computer-based testing (CBT) in the National Examination for Dental Technicians.
Methods: Duly filled survey questionnaires were received from 180 third- and fourth-grade student volunteers from all over the country and 30 professors and 32 clinicians who were identified from a convenience sample from September 15, 2020 to September 23, 2020. In total, 242 questionnaires were analyzed. Depending on the characteristics of the data, frequency, percentage, and one-way ANOVA were performed. Scheffe test was used as a post-hoc test, and the significance level was set at 0.05. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS version 21.0 (IBM).
Results: Compared with paper-based testing, CBT significantly increased immersion and concentration on the test and prevented cheating during the examination (p<0.05). Students, professors, and clinicians expressed significant opinions on the validity of applying CBT to the National Examination for Dental Technicians (p<0.05).
Conclusion: The use of CBT can improve job evaluations for dental technicians efficiently and accurately, and reflect the actual work environment by combining job performance evaluation with digital technology. The introduction of CBT may improve the quality of dental technician job evaluations and cultivate talents who can adopt digital technology.

Keywords: Computer-based testing (CBT), Dental technicians, Digital technology, National examination, Paper-based test (PBT)