State licensure requirements
Connecticut dental license requirements
For dentist license requirements in Connecticut, 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: CODA residency (postgraduate training) pathway accepted — no advanced-standing DDS/DMD required. Per Conn. Gen. Stat. 20-107 and DPH rules, a foreign dental school graduate (DDS/DMD or equivalent) may qualify by completing (1) Exam signal: National Board Dental Examination (now iNBDE, which replaced NBDE Parts I/II) plus successful completion of ALL components of a DPH/Dental Commission-approved regional clinical board exam (ADEX/CDCA, CITA, SRTA, CRDTS; Confirm current requirements, application forms, score windows, endorsement eligibility, and foreign-trained exceptions with Connecticut Dental Commission / Department of Public Health (DPH), Practitioner Licensing & Investigations.
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
CODA residency (postgraduate training) pathway accepted — no advanced-standing DDS/DMD required. Per Conn. Gen. Stat. 20-107 and DPH rules, a foreign dental school graduate (DDS/DMD or equivalent) may qualify by completing (1) not less than 2 years of graduate dental training as a resident in a CODA-accredited program, AND (2) at least 3 additional years (beyond the second postgraduate year) of CODA-accredited residency/fellowship training in a Connecticut school of dentistry — OR serve as a full-time faculty member in a Connecticut dental school for at least 3 years. This is a residency/faculty pathway that does NOT require repeating dental school.
Exam signal
National Board Dental Examination (now iNBDE, which replaced NBDE Parts I/II) plus successful completion of ALL components of a DPH/Dental Commission-approved regional clinical board exam (ADEX/CDCA, CITA, SRTA, CRDTS; WREB retired Dec 31, 2022) — an aggregate/overall passing score is not acceptable; every section must be passed.
Endorsement or reciprocity
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.
Residency signal
Residency or advanced education is flagged as a possible pathway signal in the sourced state record; verify degree, program, exam, and applicant-status conditions with the board.
