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[Desi-Dentist]

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I read the following from NYU's Dental School website:

In New York State, a bill known as "PGY1," passed in May 2004, requires that, beginning in 2007, all New York State dental school graduates must complete a clinically-based ADA Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA)-approved postdoctoral general practice or specialty dental residency program of at least one year as a prerequisite for initial licensure in New York State. This new legislation eliminates the clinical exam as a requirement for licensure in New York.

Link to these wordings:

http://www.nyu.edu/dental/academicprograms/ddsap/index.html

What does this mean? I was not clear on this statement. Are they saying that we have to do an additional year of studies/training following the 3 year program to obtain licensure in NY state?

 

[damast]

sounds wiered.the date is 2007,so it might be for students entering in 2007(just guessing).the language of the statement is also not clear,the nyu people can only best tell that.rather than hypothysing what it means,we better find out from nyu admissions office itself.but not all of us call them,may be one or two should call them n post here what they say.

 

[dentaldorky]

it means that if u r graduating in 2007 and later, u need to do additional one year residency to practice in NY. So if u get in nyu this year u will graduate only in 2009, so u will need to complete additional one year residency if u want to practice in ny. hope this helps!!

 

[damast]

thanks dentaldorky and i also just called the new york dental lisencing board,they said that that if we are graduating after 2006,we will have to to a residency program to get license in new york and nerb wont be there. So this means total 3+1=4 years to get a new york license.(guys pls confirm this from your own resources,dont quote me on this).
we should try to find out whether the nyu will still offer nerb for people who dont want to get a new york lisence and wana practice in other states which accept nerb .if they wont offer nerb then it will be an additional burden,because we will have to go to other dental schools and write the licensing exam where ever we wana practice.
(as in most of other dental schools we write the dental lisencing board exam in the final year of dds,so if we pass the board exam, the license is granted as soon as the dds gets over ).
ph # for new york lisencing board:518-474-3817(ext 550)

 

[Toothavenue]

Hello,

It is safe bet to call up NYU regarding this. I'm sure that students who come from other states will be able to take NERB/ WREB..so that they can go back to where they came from and practice in that state!
I think the bill applies only if you want to practice in the "state of NEW YORK"

Hey maybe this thread ought to be posted in the "dental form": get more info from regular students who are currently at NYU or are planning to go there can shed more light on this.
Good Luck 👍
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thanks dentaldorky and i also just called the new york dental lisencing board,they said that that if we are graduating after 2006,we will have to to a residency program to get license in new york and nerb wont be there. So this means total 3+1=4 years to get a new york license.(guys pls confirm this from your own resources,dont quote me on this).
we should try to find out whether the nyu will still offer nerb for people who dont want to get a new york lisence and wana practice in other states which accept nerb .if they wont offer nerb then it will be an additional burden,because we will have to go to other dental schools and write the licensing exam where ever we wana practice.
(as in most of other dental schools we write the dental lisencing board exam in the final year of dds,so if we pass the board exam, the license is granted as soon as the dds gets over ).
ph # for new york lisencing board:518-474-3817(ext 550)

 

[damast]

called nyu also they also said the same thing.They said u will get dds but getting licensing is the step after dds(i guess we all knew that,it would have been easier to giv licensing exam during our education rather than running around after we finish the dds) and the licensing board deals with that.it seems pretty clear that this legistlation of for people who wana practice in new york state.
People who anyway never wanted to practice in in new york might not be very much affected by this legislation ,but,now the big question is that will nyu help students prepare for the nerb or wreb and let us take the exam during the final year at nyu (as other schools do )because its always good to give exam in your back yard rather than goin to other states to giv the exam.

 

[BDS-DMD]

From what I understand, its NY state licensing board which has made the residency mandatory. So any one who wants to practise in NY state and is graduating 2007 onwards has to do AT LEAST 1 year of a residency program.

So if some one does the Adv Standing Program at NYU but does not want to practise in NY, then the residency is not needed. You can take the exam and get a license for the state you want to work in.

 

[Desi-Dentist]

Thank you for the clarification everyone.

 

[candies]

Beside the Nerb, beginning from this year NYU also invites the wreb board to conduct the exam at NYU, so NYU students have chance to take not only 1 but both exams in their senior year. However, to practice in NY state graduates after 2007 have to do the residency.

called nyu also they also said the same thing.They said u will get dds but getting licensing is the step after dds(i guess we all knew that,it would have been easier to giv licensing exam during our education rather than running around after we finish the dds) and the licensing board deals with that.it seems pretty clear that this legistlation of for people who wana practice in new york state.
People who anyway never wanted to practice in in new york might not be very much affected by this legislation ,but,now the big question is that will nyu help students prepare for the nerb or wreb and let us take the exam during the final year at nyu (as other schools do )because its always good to give exam in your back yard rather than goin to other states to giv the exam.

 

[damast]

this is great candies,thanks for this info,that's what i was looking for;it will make the job of candidates who wana get lisenced for other states much easier to prepare for the exam n get lisenced.

Beside the Nerb, beginning from this year NYU also invites the wreb board to conduct the exam at NYU, so NYU students have chance to take not only 1 but both exams in their senior year. However, to practice in NY state graduates after 2007 have to do the residency.

 

[Khurram]

From what I understand, its NY state licensing board which has made the residency mandatory. So any one who wants to practise in NY state and is graduating 2007 onwards has to do AT LEAST 1 year of a residency program.

So if some one does the Adv Standing Program at NYU but does not want to practise in NY, then the residency is not needed. You can take the exam and get a license for the state you want to work in.

Yup, your exactly right..i was gonna say the same.

 

[NileBDS]

I read the following from NYU's Dental School website:

In New York State, a bill known as "PGY1," passed in May 2004, requires that, beginning in 2007, all New York State dental school graduates must complete a clinically-based ADA Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA)-approved postdoctoral general practice or specialty dental residency program of at least one year as a prerequisite for initial licensure in New York State. This new legislation eliminates the clinical exam as a requirement for licensure in New York.
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How about graduates of dental schools outside the state of NewYork ? The article doesn't really mention anything about them, since it specifically refers to graduates of NY State Dental Schools (NYU, Columbia, Stony brook ...).
How about NERB license holders/graduates from states other than NewYork ? Will they still be able to practice in NewYork with no further post grad requirements even though they graduated after 2007 ?
Is this law encouraging out-of-state grads to practice in NY or what ?
Confused.
Great thread, yet so confusing ... lawyers !

 

[PLANT]

ANYONE PLEASE 😕 😕

 

[Mila]

ANYONE PLEASE 😕 😕

Simple: If you want to practice in NY State then you need to do a one year residency. If you want to practice in a different state, then you need to follow that state's guidelines for licensure.