# Arkansas dental license reciprocity and endorsement

> Source-backed out-of-state dentist licensure, endorsement, reciprocity, credentials, portability, and official-board signals for Arkansas.

URL: https://dentovio.com/dental-license-reciprocity/arkansas

Last verified: 2026-07-08

Dentovio is not a dental board. Confirm current endorsement eligibility, reciprocity language, credentialing rules, portability rules, forms, fees, exam or score-age exceptions, and foreign-trained exceptions directly with Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners.

## Direct answer

For dental license reciprocity or licensure by endorsement in Arkansas, Dentovio's sourced state record highlights this out-of-state license signal: Under the board's Article IX (Credentials for Foreign Trained Dentists), a graduate of a non-CODA foreign dental school qualifies by EITHER (Option B) completing at least two predoctoral academic/clinical years at a CODA-accredited dental school, OR (Option C) Related pathway and exam context: Written: National Board Dental Examination card from JCNDE (NBDE Parts I & II, now the iNBDE). Clinical: proof of passing a board-accepted clinical licensure examination (regional exam such as ADEX/CDCA-WREB-CITA/CRDTS+SRTA). Confirm the current endorsement, credentials, portability, application, exam, score-age, and foreign-trained exceptions directly with Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners.

## Reciprocity, endorsement, or credentials signal

Under the board's Article IX (Credentials for Foreign Trained Dentists), a graduate of a non-CODA foreign dental school qualifies by EITHER (Option B) completing at least two predoctoral academic/clinical years at a CODA-accredited dental school, OR (Option C) successfully completing a 2-year CODA-accredited advanced education program in general dentistry (AEGD/GPR) or an ADA-recognized specialty.

## Related pathway context

CODA residency/advanced-education pathway accepted (no full repeat of dental school required). Under the board's Article IX (Credentials for Foreign Trained Dentists), a graduate of a non-CODA foreign dental school qualifies by EITHER (Option B) completing at least two predoctoral academic/clinical years at a CODA-accredited dental school, OR (Option C) successfully completing a 2-year CODA-accredited advanced education program in general dentistry (AEGD/GPR) or an ADA-recognized specialty. A 2-year GPR/AEGD residency at a CODA school therefore satisfies the education requirement without redoing the DDS/DMD.

## Related exam context

Written: National Board Dental Examination card from JCNDE (NBDE Parts I & II, now the iNBDE). Clinical: proof of passing a board-accepted clinical licensure examination (regional exam such as ADEX/CDCA-WREB-CITA/CRDTS+SRTA). Plus the Arkansas jurisprudence examination (minimum 75%).

## Notes

Article IX explicitly provides a foreign-trained pathway and specifies a '2-year advanced education program' (AEGD/GPR/specialty) as an alternative to 2 predoctoral years — an unusually clear residency-style route. Note the underlying regulation text sourced via Cornell LII / Arkansas SOS register (038.00.06); confirm the current in-force Article IX text and the exact accepted clinical exams directly with the board, as the online copy may predate recent amendments. WREB retired Dec 31, 2022.

## Official sources

- <https://healthy.arkansas.gov/boards-commissions/boards/dental-examiners-arkansas-state-board/>
- <https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/arkansas/038-00-06-Ark-Code-R-001>
- <https://healthy.arkansas.gov/boards-commissions/boards/dental-examiners-arkansas-state-board/licensure/>
- <https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/uploads/rulesRegs/Arkansas%20Register/2006/jun_2006/038.00.06-001.pdf>
- <https://www.ada.org/~/media/Project/ADA%20Organization/ADA/ADA-org/Files/Education/Licensure%20by%20State/Arkansas_Licensure>

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