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Ohio dental licensure exams

For dentist licensure exams in Ohio, Dentovio's sourced state record lists: NBDE Parts I & II OR iNBDE; a Board-accepted regional/state clinical examination (ADEX/CDCA/CITA/CRDTS/SRTA) OR five years of active practice in another jurisdiction in lieu of the clinical exam; Ohio written jurisprudence exam; plus a basic-science/laboratory attestation from an accredited institution and English-proficiency (e.g., TOEFL) for foreign-trained applicants. (WREB retired Dec 31, 2022.) Confirm current iNBDE/NBDE, ADEX or other clinical exam, jurisprudence, law-and-rules, endorsement, and pathway-specific requirements with Ohio State Dental Board.

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Exam signals

NBDE Parts I & II OR iNBDE; a Board-accepted regional/state clinical examination (ADEX/CDCA/CITA/CRDTS/SRTA) OR five years of active practice in another jurisdiction in lieu of the clinical exam; Ohio written jurisprudence exam; plus a basic-science/laboratory attestation from an accredited institution and English-proficiency (e.g., TOEFL) for foreign-trained applicants. (WREB retired Dec 31, 2022.)

Pathway context

CODA residency (GPR/AEGD) pathway accepted. A foreign-trained (non-CODA) dentist does NOT have to repeat dental school: completing a minimum two years of clinical training in general dentistry in a CODA-accredited General Practice Residency (GPR) OR Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) program substitutes for the CODA dental-school degree requirement (Ohio Admin. Code 4715-18-01). An advanced-standing CODA DDS/DMD is one route but is NOT required.

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

Ohio is one of the minority of states that license foreign-educated dentists via a 2-year CODA GPR or AEGD without requiring a repeat DDS/DMD. Rule 4715-18-01 sets the residency-based education pathway; the residency must be a minimum of two years of general-dentistry clinical training at an accredited (CODA) institution. Confirm the current list of Board-accepted clinical exams and the exact English-proficiency thresholds directly with the Board.