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Nebraska dental licensure exams

For dentist licensure exams in Nebraska, Dentovio's sourced state record lists: iNBDE, or both Part I and Part II of the NBDE (per 38-1117). Clinical competency demonstrated via a board-approved simulation/manikin-based psychomotor clinical exam (periodontal, restorative, prosthodontic, endodontic components); regional exams such as ADEX/CDCA/CRDTS are the vehicles (WREB retired Dec 31 2022). Confirm current iNBDE/NBDE, ADEX or other clinical exam, jurisprudence, law-and-rules, endorsement, and pathway-specific requirements with Nebraska Board of Dentistry (DHHS, Div. of Public Health, Licensure Unit).

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Exam signals

iNBDE, or both Part I and Part II of the NBDE (per 38-1117). Clinical competency demonstrated via a board-approved simulation/manikin-based psychomotor clinical exam (periodontal, restorative, prosthodontic, endodontic components); regional exams such as ADEX/CDCA/CRDTS are the vehicles (WREB retired Dec 31 2022).

Pathway context

Advanced-standing CODA DDS/DMD only. Neb. Rev. Stat. 38-1117 requires 'proof of graduation with a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree or a Doctor of Dental Medicine degree from an accredited school or college of dentistry.' No alternative for non-accredited/foreign graduates is provided; a foreign grad must earn a CODA-accredited DDS/DMD (UNMC operates a 29-month advanced-standing program). Residency (postgraduate) licenses under 38-1123 require enrollment in an ACCREDITED school, so a CODA residency does not substitute for the accredited-degree requirement for full licensure.

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 explicitly names iNBDE/NBDE and a manikin/simulation-based clinical competency exam; it does not lock to a single regional agency. UNMC's own AEGD/postgrad programs do not accept non-CODA graduates.

Official source

Nebraska Board of Dentistry (DHHS, Div. of Public Health, Licensure Unit)

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