# Wisconsin dental licensure exams > Dentist licensure exam signals for Wisconsin, including national-board, clinical-exam, jurisprudence, and pathway-specific notes where sourced. URL: https://dentovio.com/dental-licensure-exams/wisconsin Last verified: 2026-07-08 Research confidence: high 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 Wisconsin Dentistry Examining Board (Dept. of Safety and Professional Services) before applying. ## Direct answer For dentist licensure exams in Wisconsin, Dentovio's sourced state record lists: National dental examination via the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations (iNBDE/NBDE) plus an approved dental testing service clinical exam: ADEX (CDCA-WREB-CITA), CRDTS, or SRTA; plus the Wisconsin statutes-and-rules (jurisprudence) exam and current CPR/AED. Note: Marquette University School of Dentistry graduates are exam-exempt through July 12, 2028. Confirm current iNBDE/NBDE, ADEX or other clinical exam, jurisprudence, law-and-rules, endorsement, and pathway-specific requirements with Wisconsin Dentistry Examining Board (Dept. of Safety and Professional Services). ## Exam signals National dental examination via the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations (iNBDE/NBDE) plus an approved dental testing service clinical exam: ADEX (CDCA-WREB-CITA), CRDTS, or SRTA; plus the Wisconsin statutes-and-rules (jurisprudence) exam and current CPR/AED. Note: Marquette University School of Dentistry graduates are exam-exempt through July 12, 2028. ## Pathway context Advanced-standing program required, NOT a standalone GPR/AEGD: under Wis. Admin. Code DE 2.01(1m)(d) a foreign dental school graduate must show EITHER (1) a DDS or DMD degree from an accredited (CODA) dental school, OR (2) a dental diploma/degree/certificate from a full-time, undergraduate SUPPLEMENTAL dental education program of AT LEAST TWO academic years at an accredited dental school providing didactic and clinical education to the level of a DDS/DMD graduate. The rule does NOT list a 1-year GPR/AEGD residency as a standalone licensure pathway (some secondary sources claiming an AEGD/GPR endorsement route appear inaccurate; the same 2-year-supplemental standard governs endorsement under DE 2.04). ## Notes Verified against actual rule text in the ADA WI Laws & Rules extract (Wis. Stat. 447.04; Wis. Admin. Code DE 2.01(1m) and DE 2.04). The controlling requirement for foreign grads is the 2-academic-year supplemental/advanced-standing program at an accredited school — there is no separate 1-year GPR/AEGD-only route to a full Wisconsin license. ## Official board source - Wisconsin Dentistry Examining Board (Dept. of Safety and Professional Services): ## References - - - - ## Related - [Dental jurisprudence exam requirements by state](https://dentovio.com/dental-jurisprudence-exam/index.html.md) - [Foreign-trained dentist license in Wisconsin](https://dentovio.com/foreign-trained-dentist-license/wisconsin/index.html.md) - [Wisconsin foreign-trained dentist residency pathway](https://dentovio.com/foreign-trained-dentist-license/wisconsin/residency-pathway/index.html.md) - [Wisconsin dental board](https://dentovio.com/dental-boards/wisconsin/index.html.md) - [Wisconsin dental license lookup](https://dentovio.com/dental-license-lookup/wisconsin/index.html.md) - [Wisconsin dental license renewal](https://dentovio.com/dental-license-renewal/wisconsin/index.html.md) - [All dental licensure exam pages](https://dentovio.com/dental-licensure-exams/index.html.md)