Boards Question

[RaiderNation]

Which boards are recognized by which regions? I remember seeing a couple of posts about this once before. I recall that if you pass...say...the western or eastern states boards (if that is what they're called), you are not confined to practice solely in those states. You can actually practice in other states that might not be in your region, but have some kind of deal where they recognize boards from out of the area. Does anyone have any info on this?

 

[River13]

http://www.wreb.org/

Member State Boards

ALASKA
AK Board of Dental Examiners
PO Box 110806
Juneau, AK 99811
907/465-2542

ARIZONA
AZ State Board of Dental Examiners
5060 N. 19th Avenue, Suite 406
Phoenix, AZ 85015
602/242-1492

IDAHO
ID State Board of Dentistry
PO Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720
208/334-2369

MONTANA
MT Board of Dentistry
PO Box 200513
Helena, MT 59620
406/841-2390

NEW MEXICO
NM Board of Dental Health Care
PO Box 25101
Santa Fe, NM 87504
505/476-7125

OKLAHOMA
OK Board of Dentistry
201 NE 39th Terrace, Suite 2
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
405/524-3592


OREGON
OR Board of Dentistry
1515 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 602
Portland, OR 97201
503/229-5520

TEXAS
TX State Board of Dental Examiners
333 Guadalupe Tower 3, Suite 800
Austin, TX 78701
512/463-6400

UTAH
UT Dentists and Hygienists Board
Division of Occupational & Professional Licensing
PO Box 146741
Salt Lake City, UT 84114
801/530-6789

WASHINGTON
WA State Department of Health
Quality Assurance Commission
PO Box 47867
Olympia, WA 98504
360/236-486

WYOMING
WY Board of Dental Examiners
2020 Carey Avenue, Suite 201
Cheyenne, WY 82002
307/777-6529




Non Member States Accepting WREB Results

COLORADO
Colorado State Board of Dental Examiners
1560 Broadway, #1310
Denver, CO 80202
303/894-7761
www.dora.state.co.us/dental

CONNECTICUT
Connecticut State Dental Commission
Department of Public Health
MS #13 PHO
410 Capitol Avenue
PO Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06134-0308
860/509/7648
www.dph.state.ct.us

CONNECTICUT (DH)
Department of Public Health
Dental Hygiene Licensure
410 Capitol Ave.
MS#12 APP
P.O. Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06134-0308
(860) 509-7561 - Phone

ILLINOIS
Illinois State Board of Dentistry
Department of Professional Regulation
320 W. Washington, 3rd Floor
Springfield, IL 62786
217/785-0800
www.dpr.state.il.us

IOWA
Iowa Board of Dental Examiners
400 SW 8th Street. Suite D
Des Moines, IA 50309
515/281-5157
E-mail: [email protected]

KANSAS
Kansas Dental Board
900 SW Jackson, Room 564-5
Topeka, KS 66612
785/296-6400
http://www.accesskansas.org/kdb

KENTUCKY
Kentucky Board of Dentistry
10101 Linn Station Road, Suite 540
Louisville, KY 40223
502/423-0573
http://dentistry.ky.gov

MAINE
Maine Board of Dental Examiners
143 State House Station
2 Bangor Street
Augusta, ME 04333
207/287-3333
www.state.me.us

MINNESOTA
Minnesota Board of Dentistry
2829 University Avenue SE, #450
Minneapolis, MN 55414
612/617-2250
www.dentalboard.state.mn.us


MISSOURI
Missouri Dental Board
PO Box 1367
Jefferson City, MO 65102
573/751-8216
www.ded.mo.gov


NEBRASKA
Nebraska Board of Dentistry
Credentialing Division
PO Box 94986
Lincoln, NE 68509
402/471-2118
www.hss.state.ne.us/crl

NEW HAMPSHIRE
New Hampshire Board of Dental Examiners
2 Industrial Park Drive
Concord, NH 03301
603/271-4561
www.state.nh.us


NORTH DAKOTA
North Dakota State Board of Dental Examiners
PO Box 7246
Bismarck, ND 58507
701/258-8600
www.nddentalboard.org


OHIO
Ohio State Dental Board
77 S. High Street, 18th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
614/466-2580
www.state.oh.us/den

SOUTH DAKOTA
South Dakota State Board of Dentistry
PO Box 1037
106 W. Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501
605/224-1282
www.state.sd.us/doh/dentistry

VERMONT
Vermont Board of Dental Examiners
Office of Secretary of State
109 Staple Street
Montpelier, VT 05609
802/828-2390
www.sec.state.vt.us

WEST VIRGINIA
West Virginia Board of Dental Examiners
207 South Heber Street
Beckley, WV 25801
1-877/914-8266
www.wvdentalboard.org

WISCONSIN
Wisconsin Dentistry Examining Board
Department of Regulation and Licensing
PO Box 8935
Madison, WI 53708-8935
608/266-2112
www.drl.state.wi.us

 

[ItsGavinC]

Thanks to Andy for the following information:

These are the State Licensure exams:

Central Regional Dental Testing Service. Inc.(CRDTS): If you are planning on practicing in these states, you must take this exam!!

Colorado
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Wyoming

The North East Regional Board (NERB): If you plan on practicing in these states then you must take this exam!

CONNECTICUT
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
ILLINOIS
MAINE
MARYLAND
MASSACHUSETTS
MICHIGAN
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NEW JERSEY
NEW YORK (remember, NY is going through licensure reforming)
OHIO
PENNSYLVANIA
RHODE ISLAND
VERMONT
WEST VIRGINIA

Southern Regional Testing Agency (SRTA): If you want to practice in these state, then you must take this exam!

ARKANSAS
GEORGIA
KENTUCKY
SOUTH CAROLINA
TENNESSEE
VIRGINIA

Western Regional Exam Board (WREB): If you wish to practice in these states, then you must take this exam!

ALASKA
ARIZONA
NEW MEXICO
TEXAS
OKLAHOMA
UTAH
WYOMING
IDAHO
MONTANA
OREGON
WASHINGTON

The following states do not participate in regional board exam groups. They have their own State Licensure exam format and agency!

ALABAMA
CALIFORNIA
DELAWARE
FLORIDA
HAWAII
INDIANA
LOUISIANA
MISSISSIPPI
NORTH CAROLINA
NEVADA

 

[River13]

That info from andy is misleading...i.e. if I want to practice in Colorado, I don't HAVE to take credits....I can take wreb as well--see my previeous post.

 

[gryffindor]

WREB states and CRDTS states recocognize each other's board exam. So a CRDTS state will accept the WREB and vice versa.

NERB Member States:
Connecticut
District of Columbia
Illinois
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Vermont
West Virginia

Other States that will also accept NERB:
Kentucky
Utah
Missouri
Nebraska
Tennessee
Kansas

This info is available in a booklet from the ADA called "Dental Boards and Licensure Information for the New Graduate." Maybe it's also on their website, but it is sent to the current senior class in their fall semester.

 

[1jenn32]

Does anyone else think it's a bit ridiculous that the dental profession has not done more to standardize liscensure nationally to promote a new dentist's mobility within the US?

As you may have noticed, taking multiple board exams is completely stressful and VERY expensive....

 

[gryffindor]

jenn32,

I think the new, younger generation of dentists are trying hard to make mobility of dentists across the USA much easier. The WREB/CRDTS mutual recognition only happened 2 or 3 years ago. ASDA pushed for NERB and SRTA to mutually recognize each other like WREB and CRDTS did, but NERB would have nothing to do with it (surprise, surprise). From what I understand, the roadblocks are from the old-timer dentists who run the various regional boards - these exams are a major source of $$$ and vacation hangouts for them, and dentists who want to limit the number of dentists coming into their states to control the competition (Florida comes to mind here).

On a side note, I just finished watching the video for the NERB exam that will be shown tomorrow morning and I can't believe that we are being subject to this ridiculous excercise in order to get licensed. What's with all the paperwork and checks and color coding? The guy on that video acts like this is a completely objective, fair, unbiased exam. WHATEVER!!! I feel bad for dentists like jenn32, b/c they have already been practicing dentistry for some time now in the USA and now have to go through this NERB nonsense to practice in a NERB state even though they're obviously competent in some other part of the country. The more I think about it, the more it angers me because it is SO RIDICULOUS AND UNNECESSARY, so I've just stopped thinking about the NERB and will deal with it tomorrow when I get there.

Some of my friends saw the examiners at school today getting prepared for tomorrow, and the best adjective they could come up with to describe them was "Old. Like real old."

 

[1jenn32]

"...On a side note, I just finished watching the video for the NERB exam that will be shown tomorrow morning and I can't believe that we are being subject to this ridiculous excercise in order to get licensed. What's with all the paperwork and checks and color coding?..."

..Tell me all about it! It's like, "Ok, this test is about jumping through hoops. Wasn't that the point of my dental education;-)?"

But don't even get me started or my blood pressure will rise again. I hope things went well for you, as well as they possibly can.

Remind me to tell you my most recent NERB story after I get my scores back..lol...

 

[Yah-E]

The info from Andy (me) that Gavin posted in this thread was posted on SDN back two or three years ago! It was from an old post. Since then, many states have changed or expanded what regional exam that they will accept.

Just to clarify!