# Hawaii dental licensure exams

> Dentist licensure exam signals for Hawaii, including national-board, clinical-exam, jurisprudence, and pathway-specific notes where sourced.

URL: https://dentovio.com/dental-licensure-exams/hawaii

Last verified: 2026-07-08

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Educational summary only, not legal, admissions, testing-vendor, or board advice. Exam acceptance, score windows, jurisprudence rules, endorsement routes, and foreign-trained dentist pathways can change. Confirm current instructions with Hawaii Board of Dentistry (DCCA-PVL) before applying.

## Direct answer

For dentist licensure exams in Hawaii, Dentovio's sourced state record lists: Written: iNBDE (or NBDE Part I & II). Clinical: must pass ALL 5 parts of the ADEX exam (including the optional 5th periodontal section); no other regional exam (CRDTS, SRTA, WREB, NERB) is accepted for DT licensure per HRS 448-9.4. Live-patient or full-manikin ADEX (on/after June 5, 2020) accepted. Confirm current iNBDE/NBDE, ADEX or other clinical exam, jurisprudence, law-and-rules, endorsement, and pathway-specific requirements with Hawaii Board of Dentistry (DCCA-PVL).

## Exam signals

Written: iNBDE (or NBDE Part I & II). Clinical: must pass ALL 5 parts of the ADEX exam (including the optional 5th periodontal section); no other regional exam (CRDTS, SRTA, WREB, NERB) is accepted for DT licensure per HRS 448-9.4. Live-patient or full-manikin ADEX (on/after June 5, 2020) accepted.

## Pathway context

Advanced-standing CODA DDS/DMD only. Hawaii Board FAQ (rev. 07.16.25) states only CODA-accredited DDS or DMD degrees are acceptable for dentist (DT) licensure, and that 'Completion of an advanced dental education program at a CODA accredited dental college is NOT acceptable in lieu of a DDS or DMD degree.' A foreign (non-CODA) graduate must therefore earn a CODA DDS/DMD via a US advanced-standing program. No residency (GPR/AEGD) pathway.

## Notes

Only CODA-accredited non-US schools currently recognized (as of May 2025) are Yeditepe University (Turkey) and King Abdulaziz University (Saudi Arabia). CDAC (Canada) reciprocity does NOT qualify for DT licensure (may qualify for CSDT/DTT temporary/community-service types only). Hawaii does not license by reciprocity or specialty.

## Official board source

- Hawaii Board of Dentistry (DCCA-PVL): <https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/dentist/>

## References

- <https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/dentist/>
- <https://cca.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Board-of-Dentistry-General-FAQs_07.16.2025.pdf>

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