# Ohio dental licensure exams

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

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

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 Ohio State Dental Board before applying.

## Direct answer

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.

## 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.

## 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.

## Official board source

- Ohio State Dental Board: <https://dental.ohio.gov/>

## References

- <https://dental.ohio.gov/>
- <https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-administrative-code/rule-4715-18-01>
- <https://dental.ohio.gov/Licensure/Dentist.aspx>
- <https://www.ada.org/~/media/Project/ADA%20Organization/ADA/ADA-org/Files/Education/Licensure%20by%20State/Ohio_Licensure>

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