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West Virginia foreign-trained dentist residency pathway
In West Virginia, the sourced state record indicates a CODA residency, GPR, AEGD, or advanced-education pathway may satisfy part of the licensure path under specific conditions. 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) advanced general dentistry training program from a US/Canadian CODA-accredited school; 5-1-3. Confirm the current rule directly with West Virginia Board of Dentistry before choosing a program or filing an application. 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...
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- FOREIGN-RESIDENCY-WEST-VIRGINIA-1 West Virginia foreign-trained dentist residency pathway source 1 (wvdentalboard.org)
- FOREIGN-RESIDENCY-WEST-VIRGINIA-2 West Virginia foreign-trained dentist residency pathway source 2 (law.cornell.edu)
- FOREIGN-RESIDENCY-WEST-VIRGINIA-3 West Virginia foreign-trained dentist residency pathway source 3 (ada.org)