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foreign-trained dentist license in South Carolina
In South Carolina, 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. SC Code Title 40, Ch. 15 (§40-15-140) requires 'satisfactory evidence of graduation from a dental college... accredited by the Commission [on Dental Accreditation]'. There is no statutory GPR/AEGD residency pathway to initial licensure for a non-CODA degree — a foreign-trained dentist must obtain a CODA-accredited DDS/DMD (advanced-standing program). (A narrow discretionary... Exam signal: National Board (JCNDE) — NBDE Parts I & II or the iNBDE; plus a regional clinical exam. SC accepts ADEX, CDCA-WREB-CITA, CRDTS+SRTA. (WREB was retired Dec 31, 2022.) SC jurisprudence exam also required. Confirm current requirements directly with South Carolina Board of Dentistry (SC LLR).
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- FOREIGN-LICENSURE-SOUTH-CAROLINA-1 South Carolina foreign-trained dentist licensure source 1 (llr.sc.gov)
- FOREIGN-LICENSURE-SOUTH-CAROLINA-2 South Carolina foreign-trained dentist licensure source 2 (ada.org)