The Bulgarian Dental Technician Union is a successor of founded on 23 June 1910 in Sofia city “Central denta-technical professional association”.
After 9 September 1944, when communists assume the power, every professional association were forbidden, including founded in the beginning of the 20 th century Central denta-technical professional association. The restoration of the professional organization in 1990 as “Bulgarian Dental Technician Union, BDTU”, is a result of democratical changes in ninthy years. On a constituent assembly, holded on 24.02.1990 242 dental technicians from the whole country restored the Union .

For the first time after the changes at ninthy's BDTU is registered as association with none economic purpose in Sofia town court on 02.10.1990. Up to 2001 BDTU is registered according to the Law for people and families, but after changes in legislation the Union is registered conformity with article No 45 from the Law for juridical person with none economic purpose as “association for realization of public/social useful activities” and was added in The Ministry of justice in “Central register for juridical person with none economic purpose for realization of public/social useful activities” under No 20030829024.
Even in the begining of the century dental technicians chose their Patron Saint Nicholas. He was born in the second half of the III century in Patra city, Malay Asia. His parents – Teofan and Nona, were pious and rich. The legend says that they for a long time haven't got a child, but with a prayer, tears and alms begged from the God a dear child – a boy, who they gave a name Nicholas (from Greek “the victor of the nations”). Even in his childhood St. Nicholas is an example of goodness and asceticism . In his all life he refuses the material benefits and gives them to the poor. He was elected for the bishop of the peace in South- east Malay Asia .
In one prayer St. Nicholas is named a patron of the faith and faithful people, caretaker of the starving, gaiety of crying, an attire of the naked , patron of the sailing on the sea, pacify of the enemies, liberator of the captured and wrongly convicted , keeper of the chastity.
On 6 December dies the bishop of the peace – Nicholas Mirikliiski, respected from all religions and pagans as Thaumaturge , master of the sea elements, patron of the sailors and fishermen. Then we celebrate the Nicholas day – in his memory.
   Main goals of BDTU are:


Through uniting Bulgarian dental technicians for joint activity, the BDTU aims at the following:

1. To protect the social prestige and the professional-creative interests of dental technicians.

2. To develop the professional qualities of its members and to endorse collective ethics.

3. To participate and assist in the development of normative rules and organization for exercising the profession.

4. To assist in the improvement of dental technicians' labor conditions at the dental technician laboratories.

5. To contribute for the improvement of the professional qualification of dental technicians by organizing post-diploma qualification courses, courses for specialty and second qualification degree acquisition, as well as to acquaint with leading experience in the country and abroad.


For the achievement of its Statute goals, the BDTU shall perform the following activities:

1. Participation in the development of the legal organization pertaining to categorization and remuneration of dental technicians' labour, as well as to the form of the work done.

2. Performance of sociological surveys to establish occupational illnesses and the place of dental technicians in social stratification.

3. Provision of legal consulting.

4. Performance of prophylactic-recreational and sports activities.

5. Assistance to BDTU members in obtaining vacation packages and in perspective undertaking activities for the development of own vacation base.

6. Maintenance of contacts with municipal councils and assistance to BDTU members in the accommodation of their living conditions.

7. Formation of own mutual aid fund.

8. Establishment of a club as a place for contacts in professional interests.

9. Publishing of educational and informative materials connected with the interests of the BDTU, independently or in own column in medical publications.

10. Dialogue with state authorities and organizations in defense of members' interests.

11. Development and assertion of own projects and programs.

12. Maintenance of information exchange and cooperation with international organizations and other organizations in the country.