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Massachusetts dental license requirements
For dentist license requirements in Massachusetts, Dentovio's sourced licensure record highlights education/pathway language, exam signals, and any residency, endorsement, reciprocity, or credentialing notes it could isolate. Education/pathway signal: Advanced-standing CODA DDS/DMD only for full licensure. MGL c.112 §45 requires a diploma from a dental college accredited/recognized as accredited by CODA, and 234 CMR 4.03(3) (Initial Dentist Licensure by Examination) Exam signal: iNBDE (NBDE Parts I & II per 234 CMR 4.03(5)(a)) + ADEX clinical exam administered by CDCA-WREB-CITA (234 CMR 4.03(5)(b)); patient-based periodontal examination required, minimum 75% in each section. Confirm current requirements, application forms, score windows, endorsement eligibility, and foreign-trained exceptions with Massachusetts Board of Registration in Dentistry.
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- DENTAL-LICENSE-MASSACHUSETTS-1 Massachusetts dental license requirement source 1 (mass.gov)
- DENTAL-LICENSE-MASSACHUSETTS-2 Massachusetts dental license requirement source 2 (mass.gov)
- DENTAL-LICENSE-MASSACHUSETTS-3 Massachusetts dental license requirement source 3 (ada.org)
- DENTAL-LICENSE-MASSACHUSETTS-4 Massachusetts dental license requirement source 4 (law.cornell.edu)