Does Kentucky have dental license reciprocity or licensure by endorsement?

For dental license reciprocity or licensure by endorsement in Kentucky, Dentovio's sourced state record highlights this out-of-state license signal: Dentovio did not isolate a licensure-by-endorsement, reciprocity, credentialing, or portability signal in this sourced state record. Verify current out-of-state license options directly with the dental board. Related pathway and exam context: National Board Dental Examination (iNBDE / NBDE) + one regional clinical examination taken within the 5 years preceding application: CDCA-WREB-CITA, CRDTS, DLOSCE, or SRTA. TOEFL required if English is not the applicant's primary language. Confirm the current endorsement, credentials, portability, application, exam, score-age, and foreign-trained exceptions directly with Kentucky Board of Dentistry.

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Reciprocity and endorsement

Kentucky dental license reciprocity

Automatic reciprocity is rare in dentistry; Kentucky's board decides how a dentist licensed elsewhere qualifies. The board source is below.

Last verified 2026-07-08. Educational planning reference only; the board controls current reciprocity, endorsement, credentialing, portability, exam exceptions, forms, fees, and final approvals.

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Reciprocity or endorsement signal

Dentovio did not isolate a licensure-by-endorsement, reciprocity, credentialing, or portability signal in this sourced state record. Verify current out-of-state license options directly with the dental board.

Exam and pathway context

National Board Dental Examination (iNBDE / NBDE) + one regional clinical examination taken within the 5 years preceding application: CDCA-WREB-CITA, CRDTS, DLOSCE, or SRTA. TOEFL required if English is not the applicant's primary language. Kentucky jurisprudence exam also required. (WREB retired 12/31/2022; CDCA-WREB-CITA is the merged successor.)

Source notes

Clearest residency pathway of the five. Confirmed on the official board Initial Licensure page: 2-year CODA-accredited general dentistry postgraduate program + regional clinical exam + TOEFL (if applicable). Board contact: (502) 429-7280.

Official sources

Kentucky Board of Dentistry

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