# Maryland dental licensure exams

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

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

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 Maryland State Board of Dental Examiners (Maryland Dept. of Health) before applying.

## Direct answer

For dentist licensure exams in Maryland, Dentovio's sourced state record lists: iNBDE (Integrated National Board Dental Examination; formerly NBDE Parts I & II) + ADEX clinical exam administered by CDCA-WREB-CITA. Maryland accepts the all-manikin OR live-patient version of the ADEX exam. (WREB was retired Dec 31 2022.) Confirm current iNBDE/NBDE, ADEX or other clinical exam, jurisprudence, law-and-rules, endorsement, and pathway-specific requirements with Maryland State Board of Dental Examiners (Maryland Dept. of Health).

## Exam signals

iNBDE (Integrated National Board Dental Examination; formerly NBDE Parts I & II) + ADEX clinical exam administered by CDCA-WREB-CITA. Maryland accepts the all-manikin OR live-patient version of the ADEX exam. (WREB was retired Dec 31 2022.)

## Pathway context

Advanced-standing CODA DDS/DMD only for full (general) licensure. Md. Code, Health Occ. §4-302(d) requires the applicant to HOLD a DDS/DMD (or equivalent) from a college authorized by a U.S. state or a Canadian province and recognized by the Board — a foreign (non-CODA) degree does not qualify, so a foreign-trained dentist must complete a U.S. CODA-accredited advanced-standing DDS/DMD (2-3 years) to earn general licensure. The §4-303 education waiver applies ONLY to a LIMITED license (not general): it requires completion of at least 2 years of formal general clinical training in a U.S./Canadian degree-granting institution. There is no CODA GPR/AEGD residency shortcut to general licensure for foreign grads.

## Notes

General licensure effectively requires a CODA advanced-standing DDS/DMD for foreign-trained dentists. A separate LIMITED license exists (§4-303 / §4-302(m)) requiring 2 years of formal general clinical training in a U.S./Canadian institution, but a limited license is restricted, not full general licensure. Verify current forms and any faculty/limited-license options directly with the Board (410-402-8500).

## Official board source

- Maryland State Board of Dental Examiners (Maryland Dept. of Health): <https://health.maryland.gov/dental/Pages/home.aspx>

## References

- <https://health.maryland.gov/dental/Pages/home.aspx>
- <https://www.ada.org/~/media/Project/ADA%20Organization/ADA/ADA-org/Files/Education/Licensure%20by%20State/Maryland_Licensure>
- <https://onestop.md.gov/licenses/board-of-dental-examiners-5d15409954f24d03e9997a58>

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