# Michigan dental license requirements

Answer: For dentist license requirements in Michigan, 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: CODA post-degree/advanced clinical pathway accepted — a foreign (non-CODA) dentist does NOT have to repeat a full DDS. Michigan (Admin. Rule 650 / R 338.11xxx, 'Graduates of foreign dental schools') Exam signal: NBDE (or iNBDE, which replaced the NBDE) conducted/scored by the JCNDE + ADEX clinical (written and clinical) administered by CDCA-WREB-CITA or another Board-approved regional agency; converted score of 75+ required on each component. Confirm current requirements, application forms, score windows, endorsement eligibility, and foreign-trained exceptions with Michigan Board of Dentistry (Dept. of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs / LARA).

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## Direct answer

For dentist license requirements in Michigan, 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: CODA post-degree/advanced clinical pathway accepted — a foreign (non-CODA) dentist does NOT have to repeat a full DDS. Michigan (Admin. Rule 650 / R 338.11xxx, 'Graduates of foreign dental schools') Exam signal: NBDE (or iNBDE, which replaced the NBDE) conducted/scored by the JCNDE + ADEX clinical (written and clinical) administered by CDCA-WREB-CITA or another Board-approved regional agency; converted score of 75+ required on each component. Confirm current requirements, application forms, score windows, endorsement eligibility, and foreign-trained exceptions with Michigan Board of Dentistry (Dept. of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs / LARA).

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Source citations:
- `DENTAL-LICENSE-MICHIGAN-1` Michigan dental license requirement source 1. <https://www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/bpl/health/hp-lic-health-prof/dentistry>
- `DENTAL-LICENSE-MICHIGAN-2` Michigan dental license requirement source 2. <https://www.michigan.gov/-/media/Project/Websites/lara/about/Skilled-Immigrants/2019-career-pathway-DENTIST.pdf>
- `DENTAL-LICENSE-MICHIGAN-3` Michigan dental license requirement source 3. <https://www.michigan.gov/lara/-/media/Project/Websites/lara/bpl/Dentistry/Licensing-Info-and-Forms/Info/Dentistry-Licensing-Guide.pdf>
- `DENTAL-LICENSE-MICHIGAN-4` Michigan dental license requirement source 4. <https://www.ada.org/~/media/Project/ADA%20Organization/ADA/ADA-org/Files/Education/Licensure%20by%20State/Michigan_Licensure>

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