CDT EXAM CORE DENTAL CLINICAL TRAINING
CONCEPTS REVIEW 2026
◉ Spearin Doctrine.
Answer: A US supreme Court decision in 1918, siding with the
contractor who lost a contract despite building in conformance with
drawings
outcome holds that a contractor is entitled to rely on the
construction documents provided by the owners to be sufficient for
intended purpose
Contractor must show that defects in plans and/or specification
were the cause for any unacceptable work or adversely affected the
cost or time to complete work.
◉ What are the 6 fundamental design approaches
Answer: site optimization
energy performance and conservation
water use and conservation
materials and resources
environmental quality
Historic preservation and rehabilitation
◉ Construction Documents Contain
,Answer: Procurement requirements
Contract Forms
Project Forms
Conditions of the Contract
Specification
Drawings
Addenda (pre- Contract Revisions)
Contract Modification
◉ Procurement Documents Contrail
Answer: Procurement requirements
Contract Forms
Project Forms
Conditions of the Contract
Specification
Drawings
Addenda (pre- Contract Revisions)
◉ Typical Project Manuals Contain
Answer: Procurement requirements
Contract Forms
Project Forms
,Conditions of the Contract
Specification
◉ Contract Requirements contain
Answer: Contract Forms
Project Forms
Conditions of the Contract
◉ Contract Document Contain
Answer: Contract Forms
Project Forms
Conditions of the Contract
Specification
Drawings
Addenda (pre- Contract Revisions)
Contract Modification
◉ Public Project
Answer: Owner- Federal, state, county, city governing agencies
Funding- tax revenue, bonds
◉ Private Projects
, Answer: Owner- Individuals, companies, corporations, board of
directors
Funding- private sources
◉ What are some common design objectives
Answer: historical preservation
aesthetics
cost-effectiveness
Functional/operational
productive
safe
accessible
◉ What are the two phases for the project decisions that are
documented during facility programming
Answer: Schematic programming
program development
◉ What is the schematic programming phase
Answer: the first phase of the facility programming process which
identifies board visionary owner goals, user preferences, image,
function requirements, movement, activity adjacencies, facility
demographics
CONCEPTS REVIEW 2026
◉ Spearin Doctrine.
Answer: A US supreme Court decision in 1918, siding with the
contractor who lost a contract despite building in conformance with
drawings
outcome holds that a contractor is entitled to rely on the
construction documents provided by the owners to be sufficient for
intended purpose
Contractor must show that defects in plans and/or specification
were the cause for any unacceptable work or adversely affected the
cost or time to complete work.
◉ What are the 6 fundamental design approaches
Answer: site optimization
energy performance and conservation
water use and conservation
materials and resources
environmental quality
Historic preservation and rehabilitation
◉ Construction Documents Contain
,Answer: Procurement requirements
Contract Forms
Project Forms
Conditions of the Contract
Specification
Drawings
Addenda (pre- Contract Revisions)
Contract Modification
◉ Procurement Documents Contrail
Answer: Procurement requirements
Contract Forms
Project Forms
Conditions of the Contract
Specification
Drawings
Addenda (pre- Contract Revisions)
◉ Typical Project Manuals Contain
Answer: Procurement requirements
Contract Forms
Project Forms
,Conditions of the Contract
Specification
◉ Contract Requirements contain
Answer: Contract Forms
Project Forms
Conditions of the Contract
◉ Contract Document Contain
Answer: Contract Forms
Project Forms
Conditions of the Contract
Specification
Drawings
Addenda (pre- Contract Revisions)
Contract Modification
◉ Public Project
Answer: Owner- Federal, state, county, city governing agencies
Funding- tax revenue, bonds
◉ Private Projects
, Answer: Owner- Individuals, companies, corporations, board of
directors
Funding- private sources
◉ What are some common design objectives
Answer: historical preservation
aesthetics
cost-effectiveness
Functional/operational
productive
safe
accessible
◉ What are the two phases for the project decisions that are
documented during facility programming
Answer: Schematic programming
program development
◉ What is the schematic programming phase
Answer: the first phase of the facility programming process which
identifies board visionary owner goals, user preferences, image,
function requirements, movement, activity adjacencies, facility
demographics
