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foreign-trained dentist license in District of Columbia
In District of Columbia, 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. 17 DCMR 4202.1 requires the applicant to have (a) completed a dental education program at a CODA-recognized institution at the time of graduation and (b) received a US (incl. US territories) or Canadian DDS or DMD degree. A foreign/non-CODA graduate must therefore complete a US/Canadian CODA advanced-standing DDS/DMD. A CODA GPR/AEGD residency alone does NOT satisfy the degree... Exam signal: NBDE Parts I and II or the iNBDE, plus a Board-accepted regional clinical examination (e.g., ADEX; historically NERB/CDCA). WREB retired Dec 31, 2022. Confirm current requirements directly with DC Board of Dentistry (DC Health, Department of Health).
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- FOREIGN-LICENSURE-DISTRICT-OF-COLUMBIA-1 District of Columbia foreign-trained dentist licensure source 1 (dchealth.dc.gov)
- FOREIGN-LICENSURE-DISTRICT-OF-COLUMBIA-2 District of Columbia foreign-trained dentist licensure source 2 (dchealth.dc.gov)
- FOREIGN-LICENSURE-DISTRICT-OF-COLUMBIA-3 District of Columbia foreign-trained dentist licensure source 3 (dchealth.dc.gov)