# foreign-trained dentist license in Washington

Answer: In Washington, a foreign-trained dentist has a sourced foreign-trained dentist pathway that may accept CODA residency or advanced education under the conditions described on the state page. Two routes for a non-CODA / non-accredited-school graduate (WAC 246-817-160): (1) advanced-standing route — evidence of at least two additional predoctoral or postdoctoral academic years of CODA-approved dental education (must include clinical training if completed after July 1, 2018); OR (2) CODA residency in lieu of the practical/clinical exam — a general practice residency, AEGD, or pediatric residency, at least... Exam signal: Written: iNBDE, or NBDE Parts I & II, or the Canadian NDEB exam. Clinical: ADEX, CDCA, CITA, WREB, SRTA, CRDTS, or DLOSCE (results within 5 years) — OR the qualifying WA-based low-income CODA residency in lieu of the clinical exam. Plus WA jurisprudence. Confirm current requirements directly with Washington State Dental Quality Assurance Commission (Dept. of Health).

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In Washington, a foreign-trained dentist has a sourced foreign-trained dentist pathway that may accept CODA residency or advanced education under the conditions described on the state page. Two routes for a non-CODA / non-accredited-school graduate (WAC 246-817-160): (1) advanced-standing route — evidence of at least two additional predoctoral or postdoctoral academic years of CODA-approved dental education (must include clinical training if completed after July 1, 2018); OR (2) CODA residency in lieu of the practical/clinical exam — a general practice residency, AEGD, or pediatric residency, at least... Exam signal: Written: iNBDE, or NBDE Parts I & II, or the Canadian NDEB exam. Clinical: ADEX, CDCA, CITA, WREB, SRTA, CRDTS, or DLOSCE (results within 5 years) — OR the qualifying WA-based low-income CODA residency in lieu of the clinical exam. Plus WA jurisprudence. Confirm current requirements directly with Washington State Dental Quality Assurance Commission (Dept. of Health).

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Source citations:
- `FOREIGN-LICENSURE-WASHINGTON-1` Washington foreign-trained dentist licensure source 1. <https://doh.wa.gov/licenses-permits-and-certificates/professions-new-renew-or-update/dentist/licensing-requirements>
- `FOREIGN-LICENSURE-WASHINGTON-2` Washington foreign-trained dentist licensure source 2. <https://app.leg.wa.gov/wac/default.aspx?cite=246-817-160>
- `FOREIGN-LICENSURE-WASHINGTON-3` Washington foreign-trained dentist licensure source 3. <https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=18.32.040>

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