CA Liscense Test from out of state

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I am new to the whole concept of liscense tests board tests etc as I will be attending NYUCD this summer. My concern is how difficult it will be to practice in CA (by passing the CA liscense test) after I graduate. What are you're experiences with liscense tests... How difficult is it to pass the CA liscense test, and how many tries does it usually take? Thank you very much.
 
Extremely difficult. The main reason is whether u could find a CA license exam to take when you graduate. It is a tradition that the CA board is hard. Their solution is to adapte the western regional and using PGY-1 as an alternative. So, be prepare to do a PGY-1 as in NY state.


drcharleshuang said:
I am new to the whole concept of liscense tests board tests etc as I will be attending NYUCD this summer. My concern is how difficult it will be to practice in CA (by passing the CA liscense test) after I graduate. What are you're experiences with liscense tests... How difficult is it to pass the CA liscense test, and how many tries does it usually take? Thank you very much.
 
drcharleshuang said:
I am new to the whole concept of liscense tests board tests etc as I will be attending NYUCD this summer. My concern is how difficult it will be to practice in CA (by passing the CA liscense test) after I graduate. What are you're experiences with liscense tests... How difficult is it to pass the CA liscense test, and how many tries does it usually take? Thank you very much.

Here's the link
http://www.dbc.ca.gov/pdf/newsletters/newletter-april05_final.pdf

Western Regional Exam Board (WREB):
Senate Bill 1865 passed, allowing the Dental Board to accept licensing applications from candidates who have passed the WREB pending the results of an audit and occupational analysis. The Department of Consumer Affairs’ Office of Examination Resources (OER) anticipates completing the occupational analysis of California’s dental practice and an audit of the WREB by September 30, 2005.
The Board is moving forward with regulations, so that if the WREB passes the audit, exam results will be accepted in lieu of the clinical portion of the California dental licensing exam. This only applies to persons who passed the WREB after January 1, 2005. The Board will include updates in future editions of the Newsletter.
 
lnn2 said:
Here's the link
http://www.dbc.ca.gov/pdf/newsletters/newletter-april05_final.pdf

Western Regional Exam Board (WREB):
Senate Bill 1865 passed, allowing the Dental Board to accept licensing applications from candidates who have passed the WREB pending the results of an audit and occupational analysis. The Department of Consumer Affairs’ Office of Examination Resources (OER) anticipates completing the occupational analysis of California’s dental practice and an audit of the WREB by September 30, 2005.
The Board is moving forward with regulations, so that if the WREB passes the audit, exam results will be accepted in lieu of the clinical portion of the California dental licensing exam. This only applies to persons who passed the WREB after January 1, 2005. The Board will include updates in future editions of the Newsletter.

What do you think the chances are of this bill being passed? Or is has it already been passed, and CA is accepting WREB?
 
drcharleshuang said:
What do you think the chances are of this bill being passed? Or is has it already been passed, and CA is accepting WREB?
The bill was passed already. If the WREB passes the audit by the CA board this coming Sept 2005 then CA will officially accept WREB (taken after 1/2005.)
Presently, CA is not accepting WREB or anything else. Let's say you graduated from any school other than CA and you want to practice in CA, you have to take a CA state board exam. There's no other way around it, imo.
 
lnn2 said:
The bill was passed already. If the WREB passes the audit by the CA board this coming Sept 2005 then CA will officially accept WREB (taken after 1/2005.)
Presently, CA is not accepting WREB or anything else. Let's say you graduated from any school other than CA and you want to practice in CA, you have to take a CA state board exam. There's no other way around it, imo.


What is the likelyhood that the WREB passes the audit by the CA board? IMO, I think the likelyhood would be high, being that more people would take the WREB exam resulting in higher revenue.

Also to clarify, the CA clinical test is basically the license test right? The only other test would be the CA law and ethics test as of now. But if WREB passes, then WREB would be the clinical license test, and you would still have to take the Law and ethics test of CA. Is this Law and ethics test very difficult? Also with regards to the last paragraph about not having failed the licensure exam within 5 years. Is this the CA license exam or the WREB/NERB. In my thinking, I would think it's the CA licensure exam because the WREB/NERB do not issue licenses, they just provide exams. But i'm not too sure on this... but if that is the case, then why would people who want to practice in CA take exams this year since if they did not pass, they would have to wait 5 years or more to abide by the new law? Also, does anyone know of PGY-1 spots in CA or on the west coast? Thanks.

Furthermore, what does it mean about those who failed the licensure exam at l
 
drcharleshuang said:
What is the likelyhood that the WREB passes the audit by the CA board? IMO, I think the likelyhood would be high, being that more people would take the WREB exam resulting in higher revenue.

Also to clarify, the CA clinical test is basically the license test right? The only other test would be the CA law and ethics test as of now. But if WREB passes, then WREB would be the clinical license test, and you would still have to take the Law and ethics test of CA. Is this Law and ethics test very difficult? Also with regards to the last paragraph about not having failed the licensure exam within 5 years. Is this the CA license exam or the WREB/NERB. In my thinking, I would think it's the CA licensure exam because the WREB/NERB do not issue licenses, they just provide exams. But i'm not too sure on this... but if that is the case, then why would people who want to practice in CA take exams this year since if they did not pass, they would have to wait 5 years or more to abide by the new law? Also, does anyone know of PGY-1 spots in CA or on the west coast? Thanks.

Furthermore, what does it mean about those who failed the licensure exam at l


anyone give their .02??? thanks
 
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