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foreign-trained dentist license in Alabama
In Alabama, a foreign-trained dentist generally requires a CODA-accredited DDS/DMD or advanced-standing pathway; no residency-only route was found in the cited sources. Advanced-standing CODA DDS/DMD only. Code of Ala. § 34-9-10(a) requires every licensure applicant to be a graduate of a dental school accredited by the ADA Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA). A foreign/non-CODA graduate cannot be licensed on the foreign degree; they must earn a CODA-accredited DDS/DMD (typically via a 2+ year advanced-standing/international program). Completing only a residency does NOT cure... Exam signal: Written: NBDE Parts I & II, or the Integrated National Board Dental Examination (iNBDE), administered by JCNDE (per Rule 270-X-2-.01). Confirm current requirements directly with Board of Dental Examiners of Alabama (BDEAL).
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- FOREIGN-LICENSURE-ALABAMA-1 Alabama foreign-trained dentist licensure source 1 (dentalboard.org)
- FOREIGN-LICENSURE-ALABAMA-2 Alabama foreign-trained dentist licensure source 2 (law.justia.com)
- FOREIGN-LICENSURE-ALABAMA-3 Alabama foreign-trained dentist licensure source 3 (admincode.legislature.state.al.us)