# Indiana dental license requirements

> Source-backed dentist licensure pathway, exam, residency, endorsement, reciprocity, and official-board signals for Indiana.

URL: https://dentovio.com/dental-license-requirements/indiana

Last verified: 2026-07-08

Dentovio is not a dental board. Confirm current application forms, education rules, exam acceptance, score windows, jurisprudence requirements, endorsement eligibility, reciprocity, credentialing, fees, and foreign-trained exceptions directly with Indiana State Board of Dentistry (Indiana PLA).

## Direct answer

For dentist license requirements in Indiana, 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 (per rule text). 828 IAC 1-1-1 Sec. 1 requires ALL applicants for licensure to have 'graduated from a dental school accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the American Dental Association,' and IC 25-14-1-3 requires. Exam signal: Written: national board dental examination (iNBDE / formerly NBDE), all sections. Clinical: one board-approved regional exam per 828 IAC 1-1-7 — CRDTS, NERB, SRTA, or WREB (WREB retired Dec 31 2022). Confirm current requirements, application forms, score windows, endorsement eligibility, and foreign-trained exceptions with Indiana State Board of Dentistry (Indiana PLA).

## Education and pathway signal

Advanced-standing CODA DDS/DMD (per rule text). 828 IAC 1-1-1 Sec. 1 requires ALL applicants for licensure to have 'graduated from a dental school accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the American Dental Association,' and IC 25-14-1-3 requires proof of graduation from a board-recognized (CODA) dental college. On the face of the rule, a foreign (non-CODA) graduate must complete a CODA-accredited DDS/DMD advanced-standing program; the rule does not on its face provide a GPR/AEGD-in-lieu-of-degree pathway. Applicant should confirm directly with the board, as Indiana is often listed by third parties as accepting a 2-year residency.

## Exam signal

Written: national board dental examination (iNBDE / formerly NBDE), all sections. Clinical: one board-approved regional exam per 828 IAC 1-1-7 — CRDTS, NERB, SRTA, or WREB (WREB retired Dec 31 2022). Plus the Indiana dental law (jurisprudence) exam, score 75+. Exams must be passed within the 5 years before application.

## Endorsement, reciprocity, or credentials signal

Endorsement (IC 25-14-1-16) also presumes a substantially-equivalent (CODA) education.

## Residency signal

Dentovio marked the residency pathway as unclear from the available source record; verify directly with the board before relying on a residency route.

## Notes

DISCREPANCY FLAG: Numerous third-party guides list Indiana among states allowing foreign-trained dentists to license after a 2-year GPR/AEGD, but the authoritative rule (828 IAC 1-1-1) plainly requires graduation from a CODA-accredited dental school with no stated residency substitute. Indiana grants licenses case-by-case; verify the current interpretation in writing with the Indiana State Board of Dentistry before relying on a residency-only route. Endorsement (IC 25-14-1-16) also presumes a substantially-equivalent (CODA) education.

## Official sources

- <https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/dentistry-home/>
- <https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/dentistry-home/dentistry-licensing-information/>
- <https://www.ada.org/~/media/Project/ADA%20Organization/ADA/ADA-org/Files/Education/Licensure%20by%20State/Indiana_Licensure>
- <https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/indiana/828-IAC-1-3-1.1>

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