# Montana dental license requirements

Answer: For dentist license requirements in Montana, 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. MCA 37-4-301 requires 'a certificate of graduation from a board-approved dental school,' and MCA 37-4-302 provides that in determining recognized dental colleges the board is guided by the standards of the Commission on. Exam signal: National board exam (iNBDE) plus a board-accepted regional clinical/practical examination per MCA 37-4-301 (WREB retired Dec 31 2022; ADEX/CDCA-type regional exams now used). Also a Montana jurisprudence component. Confirm current requirements, application forms, score windows, endorsement eligibility, and foreign-trained exceptions with Montana Board of Dentistry (Dept. of Labor & Industry, Business Standards Division).

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## Direct answer

For dentist license requirements in Montana, 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. MCA 37-4-301 requires 'a certificate of graduation from a board-approved dental school,' and MCA 37-4-302 provides that in determining recognized dental colleges the board is guided by the standards of the Commission on. Exam signal: National board exam (iNBDE) plus a board-accepted regional clinical/practical examination per MCA 37-4-301 (WREB retired Dec 31 2022; ADEX/CDCA-type regional exams now used). Also a Montana jurisprudence component. Confirm current requirements, application forms, score windows, endorsement eligibility, and foreign-trained exceptions with Montana Board of Dentistry (Dept. of Labor & Industry, Business Standards Division).

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Source citations:
- `DENTAL-LICENSE-MONTANA-1` Montana dental license requirement source 1. <https://boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov/dentistry>
- `DENTAL-LICENSE-MONTANA-2` Montana dental license requirement source 2. <https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0370/chapter_0040/part_0030/section_0010/0370-0040-0030-0010.html>
- `DENTAL-LICENSE-MONTANA-3` Montana dental license requirement source 3. <https://archive.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0370/chapter_0040/part_0030/section_0020/0370-0040-0030-0020.html>
- `DENTAL-LICENSE-MONTANA-4` Montana dental license requirement source 4. <https://rules.mt.gov/gateway/ruleno.asp?RN=24.138.505>

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