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California dental license requirements
For dentist license requirements in California, 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: Advanced-standing (international) CODA/Board-approved DDS/DMD required; residency does NOT bypass it. A graduate of a foreign dental school that is neither CODA-accredited nor Board-approved must complete a two-academic-year international/advanced-standing. Exam signal: Written: iNBDE (replaced NBDE Parts I & II). Pathways after obtaining a qualifying degree: (1) Licensure by ADEX — pass the ADEX dental examination (clinical + written components); or (2) Confirm current requirements, application forms, score windows, endorsement eligibility, and foreign-trained exceptions with Dental Board of California.
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Source citations
- DENTAL-LICENSE-CALIFORNIA-1 California dental license requirement source 1 (dbc.ca.gov)
- DENTAL-LICENSE-CALIFORNIA-2 California dental license requirement source 2 (dbc.ca.gov)
- DENTAL-LICENSE-CALIFORNIA-3 California dental license requirement source 3 (dbc.ca.gov)
- DENTAL-LICENSE-CALIFORNIA-4 California dental license requirement source 4 (dbc.ca.gov)