# foreign-trained dentist license in Maryland

Answer: In Maryland, 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 for full (general) licensure. Md. Code, Health Occ. §4-302(d) requires the applicant to HOLD a DDS/DMD (or equivalent) from a college authorized by a U.S. state or a Canadian province and recognized by the Board — a foreign (non-CODA) degree does not qualify, so a foreign-trained dentist must complete a U.S. CODA-accredited advanced-standing DDS/DMD (2-3 years) to earn general... Exam signal: iNBDE (Integrated National Board Dental Examination; formerly NBDE Parts I & II) + ADEX clinical exam administered by CDCA-WREB-CITA. Maryland accepts the all-manikin OR live-patient version of the ADEX exam. (WREB was retired Dec 31 2022.) Confirm current requirements directly with Maryland State Board of Dental Examiners (Maryland Dept. of Health).

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In Maryland, 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 for full (general) licensure. Md. Code, Health Occ. §4-302(d) requires the applicant to HOLD a DDS/DMD (or equivalent) from a college authorized by a U.S. state or a Canadian province and recognized by the Board — a foreign (non-CODA) degree does not qualify, so a foreign-trained dentist must complete a U.S. CODA-accredited advanced-standing DDS/DMD (2-3 years) to earn general... Exam signal: iNBDE (Integrated National Board Dental Examination; formerly NBDE Parts I & II) + ADEX clinical exam administered by CDCA-WREB-CITA. Maryland accepts the all-manikin OR live-patient version of the ADEX exam. (WREB was retired Dec 31 2022.) Confirm current requirements directly with Maryland State Board of Dental Examiners (Maryland Dept. of Health).

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Source citations:
- `FOREIGN-LICENSURE-MARYLAND-1` Maryland foreign-trained dentist licensure source 1. <https://health.maryland.gov/dental/Pages/home.aspx>
- `FOREIGN-LICENSURE-MARYLAND-2` Maryland foreign-trained dentist licensure source 2. <https://www.ada.org/~/media/Project/ADA%20Organization/ADA/ADA-org/Files/Education/Licensure%20by%20State/Maryland_Licensure>
- `FOREIGN-LICENSURE-MARYLAND-3` Maryland foreign-trained dentist licensure source 3. <https://onestop.md.gov/licenses/board-of-dental-examiners-5d15409954f24d03e9997a58>

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