Foreign-trained dentist license in Nevada
In short, Nevada requires a CODA-accredited advanced-standing degree (no residency-only route found).
Pathway
Advanced-standing CODA DDS/DMD only. NRS 631.230 requires the applicant to be 'a graduate of an accredited dental school or college'; NRS 631.015 defines 'accredited' as approved by CODA. No statutory pathway for a non-accredited/foreign graduate to gain full licensure via a CODA residency — a foreign grad must earn a CODA-accredited DDS/DMD. (Nevada is also non-reciprocity.)
Required exams
NBDE/iNBDE (written) plus a board-approved clinical examination — ADEX-based (WREB retired Dec 31 2022) per NRS 631.240 — and a written exam on Nevada law (Ch. 631) and board regulations.
Notes
Limited licenses (NRS 631.271) and restricted geographical licenses (NRS 631.274) still require CODA-accredited education; the dental-resident/intern limited license is tied to CODA-accredited programs and is not a foreign-grad workaround. Statute still references WREB by name but WREB clinical exams were retired Dec 31 2022; ADEX is the operative clinical exam.
Residency pathway
No residency-only route found: the sourced state record generally points foreign-trained dentists toward a CODA-accredited DDS/DMD or advanced-standing pathway, not a residency-only route.
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