# West Virginia dental license requirements

Answer: For dentist license requirements in West Virginia, 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-style CODA program required (2+ years), which functions as a residency route only if it is a 2-year advanced program: W.Va. CSR 5-1-3.5 lets the Board license a foreign-dental-school graduate who holds certification of a TWO-YEAR (or more) Exam signal: National board exam by the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations (JCNDE) — iNBDE/NBDE; plus a clinical exam administered by CDCA, CRDTS, CITA, SRTA, or WREB (or successor); plus the West Virginia Dental Law exam. Confirm current requirements, application forms, score windows, endorsement eligibility, and foreign-trained exceptions with West Virginia Board of Dentistry.

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## Direct answer

For dentist license requirements in West Virginia, 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-style CODA program required (2+ years), which functions as a residency route only if it is a 2-year advanced program: W.Va. CSR 5-1-3.5 lets the Board license a foreign-dental-school graduate who holds certification of a TWO-YEAR (or more) Exam signal: National board exam by the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations (JCNDE) — iNBDE/NBDE; plus a clinical exam administered by CDCA, CRDTS, CITA, SRTA, or WREB (or successor); plus the West Virginia Dental Law exam. Confirm current requirements, application forms, score windows, endorsement eligibility, and foreign-trained exceptions with West Virginia Board of Dentistry.

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Source citations:
- `DENTAL-LICENSE-WEST-VIRGINIA-1` West Virginia dental license requirement source 1. <http://www.wvdentalboard.org>
- `DENTAL-LICENSE-WEST-VIRGINIA-2` West Virginia dental license requirement source 2. <https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/west-virginia/W-Va-C-S-R-SS-5-1-3>
- `DENTAL-LICENSE-WEST-VIRGINIA-3` West Virginia dental license requirement source 3. <https://www.ada.org/~/media/Project/ADA%20Organization/ADA/ADA-org/Files/Education/Licensure%20by%20State/West_Virginia_Licensure>
- `DENTAL-LICENSE-WEST-VIRGINIA-4` West Virginia dental license requirement source 4. <https://wvbodv7prod.glsuite.us/GLSuiteWeb/Clients/WVBOD/StaticFiles/home.aspx>

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