# Connecticut dental license requirements

Answer: For dentist license requirements in Connecticut, 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 (postgraduate training) pathway accepted — no advanced-standing DDS/DMD required. Per Conn. Gen. Stat. 20-107 and DPH rules, a foreign dental school graduate (DDS/DMD or equivalent) may qualify by completing (1) Exam signal: National Board Dental Examination (now iNBDE, which replaced NBDE Parts I/II) plus successful completion of ALL components of a DPH/Dental Commission-approved regional clinical board exam (ADEX/CDCA, CITA, SRTA, CRDTS; Confirm current requirements, application forms, score windows, endorsement eligibility, and foreign-trained exceptions with Connecticut Dental Commission / Department of Public Health (DPH), Practitioner Licensing & Investigations.

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## Direct answer

For dentist license requirements in Connecticut, 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 (postgraduate training) pathway accepted — no advanced-standing DDS/DMD required. Per Conn. Gen. Stat. 20-107 and DPH rules, a foreign dental school graduate (DDS/DMD or equivalent) may qualify by completing (1) Exam signal: National Board Dental Examination (now iNBDE, which replaced NBDE Parts I/II) plus successful completion of ALL components of a DPH/Dental Commission-approved regional clinical board exam (ADEX/CDCA, CITA, SRTA, CRDTS; Confirm current requirements, application forms, score windows, endorsement eligibility, and foreign-trained exceptions with Connecticut Dental Commission / Department of Public Health (DPH), Practitioner Licensing & Investigations.

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Source citations:
- `DENTAL-LICENSE-CONNECTICUT-1` Connecticut dental license requirement source 1. <https://portal.ct.gov/dph/practitioner-licensing--investigations/dentist/licensure-eligibility-requirements-of-graduate-of-foreign-dental-schools>
- `DENTAL-LICENSE-CONNECTICUT-2` Connecticut dental license requirement source 2. <https://law.justia.com/codes/connecticut/title-20/chapter-379/section-20-107/>
- `DENTAL-LICENSE-CONNECTICUT-3` Connecticut dental license requirement source 3. <https://www.cga.ct.gov/PS98/rpt/olr/htm/98-R-0051.htm>

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