State dental exams

New Hampshire dental licensure exams

For dentist licensure exams in New Hampshire, Dentovio's sourced state record lists: iNBDE (National Board), plus the ADEX clinical examination (or another regional/state clinical exam acceptable to the Board taken within the last 3 years); the ADEX written portion is also required. WREB retired Dec 31 2022. Confirm current iNBDE/NBDE, ADEX or other clinical exam, jurisprudence, law-and-rules, endorsement, and pathway-specific requirements with New Hampshire Board of Dental Examiners (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification, OPLC).

Exam signals

iNBDE (National Board), plus the ADEX clinical examination (or another regional/state clinical exam acceptable to the Board taken within the last 3 years); the ADEX written portion is also required. WREB retired Dec 31 2022.

Pathway context

Advanced-standing CODA DDS/DMD only. NH requires graduation from a CODA-recognized DMD/DDS program. Per NH rules (Den 301/302), an applicant educated outside the U.S. whose original program was NOT ADA/CODA-approved must graduate from a CODA-accredited general dentistry program of at least 2 years' duration (i.e., an advanced-standing DDS/DMD from a U.S./Canadian CODA program). A CODA residency (GPR/AEGD) alone does not satisfy the degree requirement.

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

NH is the clearest of the five in explicitly addressing foreign non-ADA-approved grads: they must complete a 2+ year CODA general-dentistry (advanced-standing) DDS/DMD. Rule cites are Den 301.02 / Den 302.04 per ADA/board summaries; verify exact current rule numbers on the OPLC rules page.

Official source

New Hampshire Board of Dental Examiners (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification, OPLC)

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Last verified 2026-07-08. Educational summary only, not licensure advice. Confirm current exam, score-age, endorsement, and pathway rules with the New Hampshire board before applying. How this data is verified