dental license reciprocity by state

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True automatic dental license reciprocity is rare: nearly every U.S. board instead licenses an experienced out-of-state dentist through licensure by endorsement or credentials, an application route with board-specific conditions such as active-license duration, good-standing proof, clinical-exam history, score-age windows, and a jurisprudence exam. Separately, 13 states have enacted the Dentist and Dental Hygienist (DDH) Compact (as of 2026-07-11: Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin), though compact privileges are not broadly available until the compact commission's systems are operational. Dentovio compares sourced signals for all 51 jurisdictions with official board links; the state board makes the final licensure decision.