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foreign-trained dentist license in Utah
In Utah, 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. Utah Code §58-69-302(1)(c) requires 'satisfactory documentation of having successfully completed a program of professional education preparing an individual as a dentist as evidenced by having received an earned doctor's degree in dentistry from a dental school accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association.' The licensure statute... Exam signal: National Board — NBDE Parts I & II or the iNBDE (JCNDE); plus a regional clinical licensure exam covering perio, endo, operative, class 2/3 restoration, and prosthodontics — Utah accepts CDCA, SRTA, CRDTS, CITA (and formerly WREB, retired Dec 31, 2022). Confirm current requirements directly with Utah Dentist and Dental Hygienist Licensing Board (DOPL, Dept. of Commerce).
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- FOREIGN-LICENSURE-UTAH-1 Utah foreign-trained dentist licensure source 1 (dopl.utah.gov)
- FOREIGN-LICENSURE-UTAH-2 Utah foreign-trained dentist licensure source 2 (ada.org)
- FOREIGN-LICENSURE-UTAH-3 Utah foreign-trained dentist licensure source 3 (commerce.utah.gov)