# foreign-trained dentist license in Rhode Island

Answer: In Rhode Island, 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. For full/general licensure: advanced-standing CODA DDS/DMD only. Applicants must present evidence of graduation from a dental school accredited by CODA (or its designated agency) — R.I. Gen. Laws 5-31.1-6(b)(1) and 216-RICR-40-05-2.4.6(A)(3). No GPR/AEGD residency-to-full-license pathway exists in the current rules, so a non-CODA foreign graduate must complete a CODA advanced-standing DDS/DMD. NOTE: a 2026 bill... Exam signal: NBDE Parts I & II (or iNBDE); ADEX exam (including the periodontal portion) within 5 years of application, scored via CDCA methods; OR a Board-approved equivalent clinical exam with 75% in each area; OR the CDCA Dental Simulated Clinical Exercise (DSCE,... Confirm current requirements directly with Rhode Island Board of Examiners in Dentistry (RI Department of Health).

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

In Rhode Island, 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. For full/general licensure: advanced-standing CODA DDS/DMD only. Applicants must present evidence of graduation from a dental school accredited by CODA (or its designated agency) — R.I. Gen. Laws 5-31.1-6(b)(1) and 216-RICR-40-05-2.4.6(A)(3). No GPR/AEGD residency-to-full-license pathway exists in the current rules, so a non-CODA foreign graduate must complete a CODA advanced-standing DDS/DMD. NOTE: a 2026 bill... Exam signal: NBDE Parts I & II (or iNBDE); ADEX exam (including the periodontal portion) within 5 years of application, scored via CDCA methods; OR a Board-approved equivalent clinical exam with 75% in each area; OR the CDCA Dental Simulated Clinical Exercise (DSCE,... Confirm current requirements directly with Rhode Island Board of Examiners in Dentistry (RI Department of Health).

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Source citations:
- `FOREIGN-LICENSURE-RHODE-ISLAND-1` Rhode Island foreign-trained dentist licensure source 1. <https://www.ada.org/~/media/Project/ADA%20Organization/ADA/ADA-org/Files/Education/Licensure%20by%20State/Rhode_Island_Licensure>
- `FOREIGN-LICENSURE-RHODE-ISLAND-2` Rhode Island foreign-trained dentist licensure source 2. <https://rules.sos.ri.gov/regulations/part/216-40-05-2>
- `FOREIGN-LICENSURE-RHODE-ISLAND-3` Rhode Island foreign-trained dentist licensure source 3. <https://health.ri.gov/dentistry>

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