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Reciprocity and endorsement

Pennsylvania dental license reciprocity

For dental license reciprocity or licensure by endorsement in Pennsylvania, Dentovio's sourced state record highlights this out-of-state license signal: at a nonaccredited (non-CODA) school must submit credentials to a CODA-accredited (or provisionally accredited) dental school and obtain additional preclinical and clinical training leading to the award of a D. Related pathway and exam context: National Board Dental Examination (NBDE Parts I & II / iNBDE); a Board-approved clinical/practical examination administered by an approved testing agency (ADEX, CDCA, CRDTS, CITA, SRTA — WREB legacy). Confirm the current endorsement, credentials, portability, application, exam, score-age, and foreign-trained exceptions directly with Pennsylvania State Board of Dentistry.

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

at a nonaccredited (non-CODA) school must submit credentials to a CODA-accredited (or provisionally accredited) dental school and obtain additional preclinical and clinical training leading to the award of a D.

Exam and pathway context

National Board Dental Examination (NBDE Parts I & II / iNBDE); a Board-approved clinical/practical examination administered by an approved testing agency (ADEX, CDCA, CRDTS, CITA, SRTA — WREB legacy). Also required at initial licensure: DEA/opioid safe-prescribing training and child-abuse recognition CE. (WREB retired Dec 31, 2022.)

Source notes

PA recognizes CODA (US) and CDAC (Canada) accreditation. Certification of graduation from a foreign program does NOT meet PA educational qualifications; the mandatory route for a non-CODA foreign graduate is a CODA advanced-standing DMD/DDS (49 Pa. Code 33.102(a)(2), read with the accreditation requirement in 33.103/33.103b).

Official sources

Pennsylvania State Board of Dentistry