# foreign-trained dentist license in Oklahoma

Answer: In Oklahoma, 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. The Board recognizes only students/graduates of dental schools in the U.S. or Canada that are approved, conditionally approved, or provisionally approved by CODA, and the applicant must have (or will receive) a D.D.S. or D.M.D. degree from that school (OK Admin. Rules 195:10-1-2(8)). A foreign (non-CODA) graduate must complete a CODA advanced-standing DDS/DMD program; a CODA... Exam signal: National Board Dental Examination Parts I & II (or iNBDE); a Board-approved clinical examination (CDCA/ADEX, WREB legacy, CRDTS, SRTA, CITA — Board may determine equivalencies); and the Oklahoma written jurisprudence examination. Confirm current requirements directly with Oklahoma Board of Dentistry.

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In Oklahoma, 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. The Board recognizes only students/graduates of dental schools in the U.S. or Canada that are approved, conditionally approved, or provisionally approved by CODA, and the applicant must have (or will receive) a D.D.S. or D.M.D. degree from that school (OK Admin. Rules 195:10-1-2(8)). A foreign (non-CODA) graduate must complete a CODA advanced-standing DDS/DMD program; a CODA... Exam signal: National Board Dental Examination Parts I & II (or iNBDE); a Board-approved clinical examination (CDCA/ADEX, WREB legacy, CRDTS, SRTA, CITA — Board may determine equivalencies); and the Oklahoma written jurisprudence examination. Confirm current requirements directly with Oklahoma Board of Dentistry.

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Source citations:
- `FOREIGN-LICENSURE-OKLAHOMA-1` Oklahoma foreign-trained dentist licensure source 1. <https://www.ada.org/~/media/Project/ADA%20Organization/ADA/ADA-org/Files/Education/Licensure%20by%20State/Oklahoma_Licensure>
- `FOREIGN-LICENSURE-OKLAHOMA-2` Oklahoma foreign-trained dentist licensure source 2. <https://oklahoma.gov/dentistry.html>
- `FOREIGN-LICENSURE-OKLAHOMA-3` Oklahoma foreign-trained dentist licensure source 3. <https://programs.adea.org/CAAPID/programs/university-of-oklahoma-college-of-dentistry>

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