# foreign-trained dentist license in Alaska

Answer: In Alaska, a foreign-trained dentist has a sourced foreign-trained dentist pathway that may accept CODA residency or advanced education under the conditions described on the state page. CODA residency (GPR/AEGD) pathway accepted in lieu of a regional clinical exam. Under 12 AAC 28.940(a)(8)(D), an applicant may qualify by showing satisfactory completion of a clinically-based postdoctoral GPR or AEGD program of at least one year's duration in a CODA-accredited hospital/dental facility, with a formal evaluation of competence — as an alternative to a regional clinical examination or a 2-year CODA... Exam signal: Written: NBDE Part I & Part II, or the iNBDE (JCNDE). Clinical requirement satisfiable by (a) a regional clinical exam — ADEX, CDCA-WREB-CITA, or CRDTS+SRTA — passed within 5 years; OR (b) completion of a CODA-accredited PGY-1 GPR/AEGD (≥1 yr) [12 AAC... Confirm current requirements directly with Alaska Board of Dental Examiners (Dept. of Commerce, Community & Economic Development).

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Last verified: 2026-07-08
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## Direct answer

In Alaska, a foreign-trained dentist has a sourced foreign-trained dentist pathway that may accept CODA residency or advanced education under the conditions described on the state page. CODA residency (GPR/AEGD) pathway accepted in lieu of a regional clinical exam. Under 12 AAC 28.940(a)(8)(D), an applicant may qualify by showing satisfactory completion of a clinically-based postdoctoral GPR or AEGD program of at least one year's duration in a CODA-accredited hospital/dental facility, with a formal evaluation of competence — as an alternative to a regional clinical examination or a 2-year CODA... Exam signal: Written: NBDE Part I & Part II, or the iNBDE (JCNDE). Clinical requirement satisfiable by (a) a regional clinical exam — ADEX, CDCA-WREB-CITA, or CRDTS+SRTA — passed within 5 years; OR (b) completion of a CODA-accredited PGY-1 GPR/AEGD (≥1 yr) [12 AAC... Confirm current requirements directly with Alaska Board of Dental Examiners (Dept. of Commerce, Community & Economic Development).

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Source citations:
- `FOREIGN-LICENSURE-ALASKA-1` Alaska foreign-trained dentist licensure source 1. <https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/portals/5/pub/dentalstatutes.pdf>
- `FOREIGN-LICENSURE-ALASKA-2` Alaska foreign-trained dentist licensure source 2. <https://www.ada.org/~/media/Project/ADA%20Organization/ADA/ADA-org/Files/Education/Licensure%20by%20State/Alaska_Licensure>

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