Dental Assistant Requirements by State
Whether a dental assistant has to register or hold a license, what it takes to expose x-rays, which duties a dentist may delegate and under what supervision, state by state. Each page is built from that state’s own statute and dental board rules, quoted and cited, with the publication date shown. Rules change: confirm with the board before relying on any of it.
- AlabamaNo registration for entry level · no credential tiers defined
- AlaskaSome levels credentialed · 3 credential tiers
- ArizonaSome levels credentialed · 3 credential tiers
- ArkansasSome levels credentialed · 3 credential tiers
- CaliforniaSome levels credentialed · 5 credential tiers
- ColoradoNo registration for entry level · no credential tiers defined
- ConnecticutNo registration for entry level · 2 credential tiers
- DelawareSome levels credentialed · 2 credential tiers
- District of ColumbiaRegistration required · 3 credential tiers
- FloridaSome levels credentialed · no credential tiers defined
- GeorgiaNo registration for entry level · 2 credential tiers
- HawaiiNo registration for entry level · 1 credential tier
- IdahoNo registration for entry level · no credential tiers defined
- IllinoisNo registration for entry level · 1 credential tier
- IndianaNo registration for entry level · no credential tiers defined
- IowaRegistration required · 2 credential tiers
- KansasNo registration for entry level · no credential tiers defined
- KentuckyRegistration required · 1 credential tier
- LouisianaSome levels credentialed · 2 credential tiers
- MaineSome levels credentialed · 2 credential tiers
- MarylandSome levels credentialed · 4 credential tiers
- MassachusettsNo registration for entry level · 4 credential tiers
- MichiganSome levels credentialed · 2 credential tiers
- MinnesotaSome levels credentialed · 3 credential tiers
- MississippiSome levels credentialed · no credential tiers defined
- MissouriSome levels credentialed · 2 credential tiers
- MontanaNo registration for entry level · 2 credential tiers
- NebraskaRegistration required · 2 credential tiers
- NevadaSome levels credentialed · 2 credential tiers
- New HampshireSome levels credentialed · 4 credential tiers
- New JerseySome levels credentialed · 3 credential tiers
- New MexicoSome levels credentialed · no credential tiers defined
- New YorkRegistration required · 1 credential tier
- North CarolinaNo registration for entry level · 2 credential tiers
- North DakotaSome levels credentialed · 4 credential tiers
- OhioSome levels credentialed · 5 credential tiers
- OklahomaSome levels credentialed · no credential tiers defined
- OregonSome levels credentialed · 7 credential tiers
- PennsylvaniaSome levels credentialed · 1 credential tier
- Rhode IslandNo registration for entry level · 2 credential tiers
- South CarolinaNo registration for entry level · 2 credential tiers
- South DakotaSome levels credentialed · 3 credential tiers
- TennesseeSome levels credentialed · 2 credential tiers
- TexasSome levels credentialed · no credential tiers defined
- UtahSome levels credentialed · 3 credential tiers
- VermontRegistration required · 2 credential tiers
- VirginiaSome levels credentialed · 2 credential tiers
- WashingtonRegistration required · 3 credential tiers
- West VirginiaSome levels credentialed · no credential tiers defined
- WisconsinSome levels credentialed · 2 credential tiers
- WyomingNo registration for entry level · no credential tiers defined