# foreign dentist residency pathway by state

Answer: Use Dentovio's foreign-trained dentist residency pathway hub to compare U.S. jurisdictions that signal a CODA residency, GPR, AEGD, specialty, or advanced-education route for internationally trained dentists. States currently marked as accepting a residency pathway in this dataset: Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia. States marked unclear or source-conflicted: Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, South Dakota. Confirm the current rule directly with the state dental board before choosing a program or applying.

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Answer intent ID: `foreign-trained-dentist-residency-pathway-by-state`
Cluster: State-scale dental references
Last verified: 2026-07-08
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## Direct answer

Use Dentovio's foreign-trained dentist residency pathway hub to compare U.S. jurisdictions that signal a CODA residency, GPR, AEGD, specialty, or advanced-education route for internationally trained dentists. States currently marked as accepting a residency pathway in this dataset: Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia. States marked unclear or source-conflicted: Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, South Dakota. Confirm the current rule directly with the state dental board before choosing a program or applying.

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Source citations:
- `FOREIGN-RESIDENCY-CALIFORNIA-1` California foreign-trained dentist residency pathway source 1. <https://www.dbc.ca.gov/applicants/become_licensed_dds.shtml>
- `FOREIGN-RESIDENCY-CALIFORNIA-2` California foreign-trained dentist residency pathway source 2. <https://www.dbc.ca.gov/applicants/licensure_by_residency.shtml>
- `FOREIGN-RESIDENCY-ARKANSAS-1` Arkansas foreign-trained dentist residency pathway source 1. <https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/arkansas/038-00-06-Ark-Code-R-001>
- `FOREIGN-RESIDENCY-ARKANSAS-2` Arkansas foreign-trained dentist residency pathway source 2. <https://healthy.arkansas.gov/boards-commissions/boards/dental-examiners-arkansas-state-board/licensure/>
- `FOREIGN-RESIDENCY-KENTUCKY-1` Kentucky foreign-trained dentist residency pathway source 1. <https://dentistry.ky.gov/Dentists/Pages/Initial-Licensure.aspx>
- `FOREIGN-RESIDENCY-KENTUCKY-2` Kentucky foreign-trained dentist residency pathway source 2. <https://dentistry.ky.gov/Documents/IDLF0124.pdf>
- `FOREIGN-RESIDENCY-ILLINOIS-1` Illinois foreign-trained dentist residency pathway source 1. <https://idfpr.illinois.gov/profs/dentist.html>
- `FOREIGN-RESIDENCY-ILLINOIS-2` Illinois foreign-trained dentist residency pathway source 2. <https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=1296>

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