# Ohio dental license requirements

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

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

Last verified: 2026-07-08

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## Direct answer

For dentist license requirements in Ohio, 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 (GPR/AEGD) pathway accepted. A foreign-trained (non-CODA) dentist does NOT have to repeat dental school: completing a minimum two years of clinical training in general dentistry in a CODA-accredited General Practice Residency (GPR) Exam signal: NBDE Parts I & II OR iNBDE; a Board-accepted regional/state clinical examination (ADEX/CDCA/CITA/CRDTS/SRTA) OR five years of active practice in another jurisdiction in lieu of the clinical exam; Ohio written jurisprudence exam; Confirm current requirements, application forms, score windows, endorsement eligibility, and foreign-trained exceptions with Ohio State Dental Board.

## Education and pathway signal

CODA residency (GPR/AEGD) pathway accepted. A foreign-trained (non-CODA) dentist does NOT have to repeat dental school: completing a minimum two years of clinical training in general dentistry in a CODA-accredited General Practice Residency (GPR) OR Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) program substitutes for the CODA dental-school degree requirement (Ohio Admin. Code 4715-18-01). An advanced-standing CODA DDS/DMD is one route but is NOT required.

## Exam signal

NBDE Parts I & II OR iNBDE; a Board-accepted regional/state clinical examination (ADEX/CDCA/CITA/CRDTS/SRTA) OR five years of active practice in another jurisdiction in lieu of the clinical exam; Ohio written jurisprudence exam; plus a basic-science/laboratory attestation from an accredited institution and English-proficiency (e.g., TOEFL) for foreign-trained applicants. (WREB retired Dec 31, 2022.)

## Endorsement, reciprocity, 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.

## 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.

## Notes

Ohio is one of the minority of states that license foreign-educated dentists via a 2-year CODA GPR or AEGD without requiring a repeat DDS/DMD. Rule 4715-18-01 sets the residency-based education pathway; the residency must be a minimum of two years of general-dentistry clinical training at an accredited (CODA) institution. Confirm the current list of Board-accepted clinical exams and the exact English-proficiency thresholds directly with the Board.

## Official sources

- <https://dental.ohio.gov/>
- <https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-administrative-code/rule-4715-18-01>
- <https://dental.ohio.gov/Licensure/Dentist.aspx>
- <https://www.ada.org/~/media/Project/ADA%20Organization/ADA/ADA-org/Files/Education/Licensure%20by%20State/Ohio_Licensure>

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