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Connecticut dental licensure exams

For dentist licensure exams in Connecticut, Dentovio's sourced state record lists: 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. Confirm current iNBDE/NBDE, ADEX or other clinical exam, jurisprudence, law-and-rules, endorsement, and pathway-specific requirements with Connecticut Dental Commission / Department of Public Health (DPH), Practitioner Licensing & Investigations.

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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.

Pathway context

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.

Before applying

  1. Confirm the accepted national board exam and score-report process.
  2. Check which clinical exams or residency alternatives the board accepts.
  3. Verify jurisprudence, law-and-rules, or ethics exam requirements.
  4. Confirm score-age windows, endorsement rules, and pathway-specific exceptions.

Notes

Connecticut is one of the few states with an explicit residency-based pathway for foreign graduates, but it is stringent: total ~5 years of CODA postgraduate training (2 + 3), with the additional 3 years specifically at a CT dental school (or 3 years CT full-time faculty). Verify current clinical-exam list and residency-verification forms with DPH.

Official source

Connecticut Dental Commission / Department of Public Health (DPH), Practitioner Licensing & Investigations

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