# Montana dental licensure exams

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

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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 Montana Board of Dentistry (Dept. of Labor & Industry, Business Standards Division) before applying.

## Direct answer

For dentist licensure exams in Montana, Dentovio's sourced state record lists: National board exam (iNBDE) plus a board-accepted regional clinical/practical examination per MCA 37-4-301 (WREB retired Dec 31 2022; ADEX/CDCA-type regional exams now used). Also a Montana jurisprudence component. Confirm current iNBDE/NBDE, ADEX or other clinical exam, jurisprudence, law-and-rules, endorsement, and pathway-specific requirements with Montana Board of Dentistry (Dept. of Labor & Industry, Business Standards Division).

## Exam signals

National board exam (iNBDE) plus a board-accepted regional clinical/practical examination per MCA 37-4-301 (WREB retired Dec 31 2022; ADEX/CDCA-type regional exams now used). Also a Montana jurisprudence component.

## Pathway context

Advanced-standing CODA DDS/DMD only. MCA 37-4-301 requires 'a certificate of graduation from a board-approved dental school,' and MCA 37-4-302 provides that in determining recognized dental colleges the board is guided by the standards of the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA). A foreign/non-accredited graduate must therefore obtain a CODA-recognized DDS/DMD (advanced standing). No statute or rule found allowing full licensure via a CODA residency (GPR/AEGD) alone.

## Notes

Statute uses 'board-approved dental school'; approval is CODA-guided per 37-4-302, so effectively CODA is required. Confirm the specific accepted clinical exam(s) and any jurisprudence exam with the board's current application checklist.

## Official board source

- Montana Board of Dentistry (Dept. of Labor & Industry, Business Standards Division): <https://boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov/dentistry>

## References

- <https://boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov/dentistry>
- <https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0370/chapter_0040/part_0030/section_0010/0370-0040-0030-0010.html>
- <https://archive.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0370/chapter_0040/part_0030/section_0020/0370-0040-0030-0020.html>
- <https://rules.mt.gov/gateway/ruleno.asp?RN=24.138.505>

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