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Kansas dental licensure exams

For dentist licensure exams in Kansas, Dentovio's sourced state record lists: iNBDE (or NBDE Parts I & II) + a board-accepted clinical/OSCE licensure exam. Effective 1/1/2023 Kansas requires a patient- or manikin-based clinical exam including an OSCE plus endodontic, periodontic, prosthodontic and restorative sections (accepted vendors include ADEX/CDCA, CRDTS, SRTA; WREB retired 12/31/2022). Kansas jurisprudence exam also required. Confirm current iNBDE/NBDE, ADEX or other clinical exam, jurisprudence, law-and-rules, endorsement, and pathway-specific requirements with Kansas Dental Board.

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Exam signals

iNBDE (or NBDE Parts I & II) + a board-accepted clinical/OSCE licensure exam. Effective 1/1/2023 Kansas requires a patient- or manikin-based clinical exam including an OSCE plus endodontic, periodontic, prosthodontic and restorative sections (accepted vendors include ADEX/CDCA, CRDTS, SRTA; WREB retired 12/31/2022). Kansas jurisprudence exam also required.

Pathway context

Advanced-standing / supplemental CODA education (board practice), NOT a clean residency pathway in statute. Statute K.S.A. 65-1426 requires graduation from a board-approved dental school (schools held to CODA-equivalent standards); a graduate of a NON-approved (foreign) school may qualify by successfully completing 'a course of remedial or refresher instruction' at a board-approved dental school/college — the statute sets no fixed duration. Kansas Dental Board application guidance and secondary sources indicate this is applied in practice as completing at least two years in a CODA-accredited U.S. dental program; whether a CODA postgraduate residency (GPR/AEGD) alone satisfies it (vs. an advanced-standing DDS/DMD supplemental program) is NOT clearly stated and must be confirmed with the Board.

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

Statute (K.S.A. 65-1426) only mandates a 'remedial or refresher' course at a board-approved school for non-approved-school graduates — it does NOT specify two years and does not name a residency. The '2 years in a CODA-accredited program' figure comes from Board application guidance / secondary sources, not the statute text. Confirm with the Kansas Dental Board (785-296-6400 / dental@ks.gov) whether a CODA GPR/AEGD residency satisfies the education requirement or whether an advanced-standing supplemental DDS/DMD program is required.