Reciprocity and endorsement
For dental license reciprocity or licensure by endorsement in Colorado, Dentovio's sourced state record highlights this out-of-state license signal: Colorado Dental Board Rule (3 CCR 709-1) requires a doctorate (DDS/DMD) from a CODA-approved (or, by reciprocity, CDAC-accredited) dental school. The only narrow exception is licensure by endorsement under the Occupational Credential Portability Program (12-20-202(3), C. Related pathway and exam context: Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations (iNBDE, which replaced NBDE Parts I/II) plus a Board-accepted clinical competency exam (ADEX/CDCA-WREB-CITA family; WREB retired Dec 31, 2022). Regulation leaves specific clinical exam to Board discretion. Confirm the current endorsement, credentials, portability, application, exam, score-age, and foreign-trained exceptions directly with Colorado Dental Board (DORA — Division of Professions and Occupations).
Last verified 2026-07-08. Educational planning reference only; the board controls current reciprocity, endorsement, credentialing, portability, exam exceptions, forms, fees, and final approvals.
Colorado Dental Board Rule (3 CCR 709-1) requires a doctorate (DDS/DMD) from a CODA-approved (or, by reciprocity, CDAC-accredited) dental school. The only narrow exception is licensure by endorsement under the Occupational Credential Portability Program (12-20-202(3), C.
Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations (iNBDE, which replaced NBDE Parts I/II) plus a Board-accepted clinical competency exam (ADEX/CDCA-WREB-CITA family; WREB retired Dec 31, 2022). Regulation leaves specific clinical exam to Board discretion.
Rule text: foreign grad must 'obtain a doctorate of dental surgery or a doctorate of dental medicine from a dental school approved by CODA' (or CDAC by reciprocity). No residency-only pathway. Colorado recently defended the CODA requirement against legislative attempts to modify it. Board URL is DORA's dental page (dpo.colorado.gov/Dental); verify current clinical-exam acceptance directly with the Board.
Colorado Dental Board (DORA — Division of Professions and Occupations)
