# Virginia dental license reciprocity and endorsement

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

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

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 Virginia Board of Dentistry (Dept. of Health Professions).

## Direct answer

For dental license reciprocity or licensure by endorsement in Virginia, 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 (iNBDE / NBDE) plus a clinical competency examination per Board guidance document 60-25; ADEX-based clinical exams (CDCA/CITA) and other Board-accepted regional exams. Verify exact accepted clinical exams in guidance doc 60-25. Confirm the current endorsement, credentials, portability, application, exam, score-age, and foreign-trained exceptions directly with Virginia Board of Dentistry (Dept. of Health Professions).

## Reciprocity, endorsement, or credentials 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 context

CODA residency pathway accepted: a foreign-trained dentist qualifies by holding a diploma/certificate from a CODA- or CDAC-accredited program that is EITHER a pre-doctoral (DDS/DMD) program, OR at least a 12-month post-doctoral advanced general dentistry program (GPR/AEGD), OR a post-doctoral program of at least 24 months in another specialty that includes a clinical component. A non-CODA graduate may also enter a Virginia advanced-standing program under a temporary/restricted license (18VAC60-21-230).

## Related exam context

National board (iNBDE / NBDE) plus a clinical competency examination per Board guidance document 60-25; ADEX-based clinical exams (CDCA/CITA) and other Board-accepted regional exams. Verify exact accepted clinical exams in guidance doc 60-25.

## Notes

Confirmed on the official Virginia Board of Dentistry FAQ: the 12-month post-doctoral AGD or 24-month specialty CODA/CDAC program is an accepted route to full licensure (no need to repeat predoctoral dental school). Temporary resident/restricted license (18VAC60-21-230) covers those still in training. Contact board denbd@dhp.virginia.gov for guidance doc 60-25 exam specifics.

## Official sources

- <https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/Boards/Dentistry/>
- <https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/Boards/Dentistry/AbouttheBoard/FAQ/>
- <https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title18/agency60/chapter21/section230/>
- <https://www.ada.org/resources/careers/licensure/licensure-for-the-international-dentists>

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