# Texas dental license requirements

Answer: For dentist license requirements in Texas, 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-accredited SPECIALTY program (min. 2 full-time academic years) — GPR/AEGD explicitly NOT accepted. Per TSBDE and 22 TAC §101, a graduate of a non-accredited (foreign) Exam signal: National Board — NBDE Parts I & II or the iNBDE (electronically validated); plus a general-dentistry regional clinical exam dated within 7 years — TSBDE validates ADEX and CRDTS-SRTA (exams after Jan 1, 2019 must include perio/prostho. Confirm current requirements, application forms, score windows, endorsement eligibility, and foreign-trained exceptions with Texas State Board of Dental Examiners (TSBDE).

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## Direct answer

For dentist license requirements in Texas, 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-accredited SPECIALTY program (min. 2 full-time academic years) — GPR/AEGD explicitly NOT accepted. Per TSBDE and 22 TAC §101, a graduate of a non-accredited (foreign) Exam signal: National Board — NBDE Parts I & II or the iNBDE (electronically validated); plus a general-dentistry regional clinical exam dated within 7 years — TSBDE validates ADEX and CRDTS-SRTA (exams after Jan 1, 2019 must include perio/prostho. Confirm current requirements, application forms, score windows, endorsement eligibility, and foreign-trained exceptions with Texas State Board of Dental Examiners (TSBDE).

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Source citations:
- `DENTAL-LICENSE-TEXAS-1` Texas dental license requirement source 1. <https://tsbde.texas.gov/licensing/dentists/dentist-license-foreign-educated-graduates/>
- `DENTAL-LICENSE-TEXAS-2` Texas dental license requirement source 2. <https://tsbde.texas.gov/licensing/dentists/dentist-license-by-exam/>

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