# South Carolina dental license requirements

Answer: For dentist license requirements in South Carolina, 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. SC Code Title 40, Ch. 15 (§40-15-140) requires 'satisfactory evidence of graduation from a dental college... accredited by the Commission [on Dental Accreditation]'. Exam signal: National Board (JCNDE) — NBDE Parts I & II or the iNBDE; plus a regional clinical exam. SC accepts ADEX, CDCA-WREB-CITA, CRDTS+SRTA. (WREB was retired Dec 31, 2022.) SC jurisprudence exam also required. Confirm current requirements, application forms, score windows, endorsement eligibility, and foreign-trained exceptions with South Carolina Board of Dentistry (SC LLR).

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## Direct answer

For dentist license requirements in South Carolina, 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. SC Code Title 40, Ch. 15 (§40-15-140) requires 'satisfactory evidence of graduation from a dental college... accredited by the Commission [on Dental Accreditation]'. Exam signal: National Board (JCNDE) — NBDE Parts I & II or the iNBDE; plus a regional clinical exam. SC accepts ADEX, CDCA-WREB-CITA, CRDTS+SRTA. (WREB was retired Dec 31, 2022.) SC jurisprudence exam also required. Confirm current requirements, application forms, score windows, endorsement eligibility, and foreign-trained exceptions with South Carolina Board of Dentistry (SC LLR).

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Source citations:
- `DENTAL-LICENSE-SOUTH-CAROLINA-1` South Carolina dental license requirement source 1. <https://llr.sc.gov/bod/>
- `DENTAL-LICENSE-SOUTH-CAROLINA-2` South Carolina dental license requirement source 2. <https://www.ada.org/en/resources/licensure>

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