# Arkansas dental license requirements

Answer: For dentist license requirements in Arkansas, Dentovio's sourced licensure record highlights education/pathway language, exam signals, and any residency, endorsement, reciprocity, or credentialing notes it could isolate. Education/pathway signal: CODA residency/advanced-education pathway accepted (no full repeat of dental school required). Under the board's Article IX (Credentials for Foreign Trained Dentists), a graduate of a non-CODA foreign dental school qualifies by EITHER (Option B) Exam signal: Written: National Board Dental Examination card from JCNDE (NBDE Parts I & II, now the iNBDE). Clinical: proof of passing a board-accepted clinical licensure examination (regional exam such as ADEX/CDCA-WREB-CITA/CRDTS+SRTA). Confirm current requirements, application forms, score windows, endorsement eligibility, and foreign-trained exceptions with Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners.

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## Direct answer

For dentist license requirements in Arkansas, Dentovio's sourced licensure record highlights education/pathway language, exam signals, and any residency, endorsement, reciprocity, or credentialing notes it could isolate. Education/pathway signal: CODA residency/advanced-education pathway accepted (no full repeat of dental school required). Under the board's Article IX (Credentials for Foreign Trained Dentists), a graduate of a non-CODA foreign dental school qualifies by EITHER (Option B) Exam signal: Written: National Board Dental Examination card from JCNDE (NBDE Parts I & II, now the iNBDE). Clinical: proof of passing a board-accepted clinical licensure examination (regional exam such as ADEX/CDCA-WREB-CITA/CRDTS+SRTA). Confirm current requirements, application forms, score windows, endorsement eligibility, and foreign-trained exceptions with Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners.

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Source citations:
- `DENTAL-LICENSE-ARKANSAS-1` Arkansas dental license requirement source 1. <https://healthy.arkansas.gov/boards-commissions/boards/dental-examiners-arkansas-state-board/>
- `DENTAL-LICENSE-ARKANSAS-2` Arkansas dental license requirement source 2. <https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/arkansas/038-00-06-Ark-Code-R-001>
- `DENTAL-LICENSE-ARKANSAS-3` Arkansas dental license requirement source 3. <https://healthy.arkansas.gov/boards-commissions/boards/dental-examiners-arkansas-state-board/licensure/>
- `DENTAL-LICENSE-ARKANSAS-4` Arkansas dental license requirement source 4. <https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/uploads/rulesRegs/Arkansas%20Register/2006/jun_2006/038.00.06-001.pdf>

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