State licensure requirements
Arizona dental license requirements
For dentist license requirements in Arizona, Dentovio's sourced licensure record highlights education/pathway language, exam signals, and any residency, endorsement, reciprocity, or credentialing notes it could isolate. Education/pathway signal: Advanced-standing CODA DDS/DMD only. A.R.S. § 32-1232 requires a diploma (DDS/DMD) from a 'recognized dental school,' and A.R.S. § 32-1201 defines 'recognized dental school' as one accredited by the ADA Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA). Exam signal: Written: national board examinations (iNBDE, which replaced NBDE Parts I & II). Clinical: a state/regional clinical exam accepted by the board — ADEX, CDCA-WREB-CITA, DLOSCE, or CRDTS+SRTA — passed within 5 years preceding application. Confirm current requirements, application forms, score windows, endorsement eligibility, and foreign-trained exceptions with Arizona State Board of Dental Examiners.
Last verified 2026-07-08. Educational planning reference only; the board controls current applications, exam acceptance, endorsement eligibility, reciprocity, credentials, fees, and exceptions.
Education and pathway
Advanced-standing CODA DDS/DMD only. A.R.S. § 32-1232 requires a diploma (DDS/DMD) from a 'recognized dental school,' and A.R.S. § 32-1201 defines 'recognized dental school' as one accredited by the ADA Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA). A foreign/non-CODA graduate must therefore complete a CODA-accredited advanced-standing DDS/DMD program to obtain a qualifying degree. There is no independent residency-only (GPR/AEGD) route to initial licensure. (A dentist already licensed in another U.S. state ≥1 yr may instead use Universal Licensing Recognition / licensure by credential under A.R.S. §§ 32-4302 and 32-1240.)
Exam signal
Written: national board examinations (iNBDE, which replaced NBDE Parts I & II). Clinical: a state/regional clinical exam accepted by the board — ADEX, CDCA-WREB-CITA, DLOSCE, or CRDTS+SRTA — passed within 5 years preceding application. Plus the Arizona dental jurisprudence examination (minimum score 75%).
Endorsement or reciprocity
state ≥1 yr may instead use Universal Licensing Recognition / licensure by credential under A.
Residency signal
No residency-only substitute for the required dental degree was isolated in this sourced state record.
