Dentist Licensure Requirements by State
What each state requires to license a dentist— the clinical examinations it accepts, education and residency rules, licensure by credentials, specialty designation, and continuing education — summarized from the statutes and rules the ADA’s per-state compilation cites. Each page carries its own source date and links to that state’s board. Rules change — confirm current requirements with the board before relying on them.
AlabamaADEX (CDCA-WREB-CITA) · CRDTS+SRTAAlaskaADEX (CDCA-WREB-CITA) · CRDTS+SRTAArizonaADEX (CDCA-WREB-CITA) · DLOSCE · CRDTS+SRTAArkansasADEX (CDCA-WREB-CITA) · CRDTS+SRTACaliforniaADEX (CDCA-WREB-CITA) · WREB (Western Regional Examining Board)ColoradoADEX (CDCA-WREB-CITA) · CRDTS+SRTA · Delaware Practical Exam · DLOSCE · WREBConnecticutADEX (CDCA-WREB-CITA) · CRDTS · SRTADelawareDelaware Practical Board ExaminationFloridaADEX (CDCA-WREB-CITA)GeorgiaADEX (CDCA-WREB-CITA) · CRDTS · SRTAHawaiiADEX (CDCA-WREB-CITA)IdahoADEX (CDCA-WREB-CITA) · CRDTS · SRTAIllinoisADEX (CDCA-WREB-CITA) · CRDTS · SRTAIndianaADEX (CDCA-WREB-CITA) · CRDTS+SRTA · DLOSCEIowaADEX (CDCA-WREB-CITA) · CRDTS+SRTA · DLOSCE + Manikin exam (via rule waiver) · 2014 California portfolio examination (limited to current or recent University of Iowa College of Dentistry students)KansasADEX (CDCA-WREB-CITA) · CRDTS · SRTAKentuckyCDCA-WREB-CITA · CRDTS · DLOSCE · SRTALouisianaADEX (CDCA-WREB-CITA)MaineADEX (CDCA-WREB-CITA) · CRDTS · SRTAMarylandADEX (CDCA-WREB-CITA)MassachusettsADEX (CDCA-WREB-CITA) · CRDTS · SRTA · CDCA DSEMichiganADEX (CDCA-WREB-CITA) · CRDTS · SRTAMinnesotaADEX (CDCA-WREB-CITA) · CRDTS · SRTAMississippiADEX (CDCA-WREB-CITA) · SRTAMissouriAmerican Board of Dental Examiners (ADEX, CDCA-WREB-CITA) · CRDTS · SRTA · CDCA · WREB · CITA · an individual state dental boardMontanaADEX (CDCA-WREB-CITA) · CRDTS+SRTANebraskaADEX (CDCA-WREB-CITA) · CRDTS · SRTANevadaADEX (CDCA-WREB-CITA) · WREBNew HampshireADEX (CDCA-WREB-CITA) · CRDTS+SRTANew JerseyADEX (CDCA-WREB-CITA)New MexicoADEX (CDCA-WREB-CITA) · CRDTS · SRTANew YorkSee pageNorth CarolinaADEX (CDCA-WREB-CITA)North DakotaADEX (CDCA-WREB-CITA) · CRDTS+SRTAOhioADEX (CDCA-WREB-CITA) · CRDTS+SRTA (must pass all components)OklahomaADEX (CDCA-WREB-CITA) · CRDTS+SRTAOregonADEX (CDCA-WREB-CITA) · CRDTS+SRTA (performed on manikins or patients) · Delaware Practical Board Exam · DLOSCEPennsylvaniaADEX (CDCA-WREB-CITA) · CRDTS · SRTARhode IslandADEX (CDCA-WREB-CITA) · CRDTS · SRTASouth CarolinaADEX (CDCA-WREB-CITA) · CRDTS · SRTASouth DakotaADEX (CDCA-WREB-CITA) · CRDTS · SRTATennesseeADEX (CDCA-WREB-CITA) · CRDTS · SRTATexasADEX (CDCA-WREB-CITA) · CRDTS+SRTAUtahADEX (CDCA-WREB-CITA) · CRDTS · SRTAVermontADEX (CDCA-WREB-CITA) · CRDTS · SRTAVirginiaADEX (CDCA-WREB-CITA)WashingtonADEX (CDCA-WREB-CITA) · CRDTS+SRTA · DLOSCE · NDEB of Canada (Canadian dental school graduates only)West VirginiaADEX (CDCA-WREB-CITA) · CRDTS · SRTAWisconsinADEX (CDCA-WREB-CITA) · CRDTS+SRTAWyomingADEX (CDCA-WREB-CITA) · CRDTS · SRTA
A state missing from this list has not been written up yet. It is not a statement about that state’s requirements.