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Alabama shows no residency-only route on the sourced record: internationally trained dentists are pointed to a CODA degree or advanced standing.
Advanced-standing CODA DDS/DMD only. Code of Ala. § 34-9-10(a) requires every licensure applicant to be a graduate of a dental school accredited by the ADA Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA). A foreign/non-CODA graduate cannot be licensed on the foreign degree; they must earn a CODA-accredited DDS/DMD (typically via a 2+ year advanced-standing/international program). Completing only a residency does NOT cure a non-CODA initial degree for initial licensure. (A separate 1-year CODA residency is referenced in the licensure-by-credentials context, but credentialing requires an existing valid U.S. state license.)
Written: NBDE Parts I & II, or the Integrated National Board Dental Examination (iNBDE), administered by JCNDE (per Rule 270-X-2-.01). Clinical: a board-accepted regional exam — ADEX, CDCA-WREB-CITA, or CRDTS+SRTA (mannequin and patient-based portions accepted), passed within 5 years preceding application. Plus Alabama written jurisprudence examination.
Statutory education requirement (§ 34-9-10(a)) is unambiguously CODA-graduate-based, so there is no residency-only route to initial licensure for a foreign non-CODA grad. Foreign applicants also face credential evaluation and English-proficiency steps. WREB was retired Dec 31, 2022; CDCA-WREB-CITA reflects the merged entity. Confirm current accepted clinical exams and forms directly with BDEAL before relying.
INBDE · written national board
The written national board is its own project alongside the state pathway. Dentovio builds INBDE prep specifically for internationally trained dentists — start with the international hub, the pass guide, or the free practice test.