Reciprocity and endorsement
For dental license reciprocity or licensure by endorsement in Alabama, Dentovio's sourced state record highlights this out-of-state license signal: (A separate 1-year CODA residency is referenced in the licensure-by-credentials context, but credentialing requires an existing valid U. Foreign applicants also face credential evaluation and English-proficiency steps. Related pathway and exam context: Written: NBDE Parts I & II, or the Integrated National Board Dental Examination (iNBDE), administered by JCNDE (per Rule 270-X-2-.01). Clinical: a board-accepted regional exam — ADEX, CDCA-WREB-CITA, or CRDTS+SRTA (mannequin and patient-based portions. Confirm the current endorsement, credentials, portability, application, exam, score-age, and foreign-trained exceptions directly with Board of Dental Examiners of Alabama (BDEAL).
Last verified 2026-07-08. Educational planning reference only; the board controls current reciprocity, endorsement, credentialing, portability, exam exceptions, forms, fees, and final approvals.
(A separate 1-year CODA residency is referenced in the licensure-by-credentials context, but credentialing requires an existing valid U. Foreign applicants also face credential evaluation and English-proficiency steps.
Written: NBDE Parts I & II, or the Integrated National Board Dental Examination (iNBDE), administered by JCNDE (per Rule 270-X-2-.01). Clinical: a board-accepted regional exam — ADEX, CDCA-WREB-CITA, or CRDTS+SRTA (mannequin and patient-based portions accepted), passed within 5 years preceding application. Plus Alabama written jurisprudence examination.
Statutory education requirement (§ 34-9-10(a)) is unambiguously CODA-graduate-based, so there is no residency-only route to initial licensure for a foreign non-CODA grad. Foreign applicants also face credential evaluation and English-proficiency steps. WREB was retired Dec 31, 2022; CDCA-WREB-CITA reflects the merged entity. Confirm current accepted clinical exams and forms directly with BDEAL before relying.
Board of Dental Examiners of Alabama (BDEAL)
