NBDE part I and II, License questions

[ftw]

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I would like to move to California when I graduate, I'm currently a first year dental student in North Carolina.

Are NBDE I and II universal? Or are they state by state?

Is it hard to get a California license to practice dentistry coming from NC?

Thank you in advance.

 

[sarah_bellum]

I would like to move to California when I graduate, I'm currently a first year dental student in North Carolina.

Are NBDE I and II universal? Or are they state by state?

Is it hard to get a California license to practice dentistry coming from NC?

Thank you in advance.

The N in NBDE is for "national." As for a Cali license, I'll let the Cali folks handle it. Are you from Cali?

 

[New2Philly]

I would like to move to California when I graduate, I'm currently a first year dental student in North Carolina.

Are NBDE I and II universal? Or are they state by state?

Is it hard to get a California license to practice dentistry coming from NC?

Thank you in advance.

To practice in CA, one has to take the WREB (Western Regional Examining Board).
Why do you want to go to CA? What part of CA?

 

[Just Peachy]

There is some discussion about California going to a portfolio based licensure instead of the licensing exam. I'm not sure if that would only apply to people who graduated from a CA dental school or when that would begin exactly, but something to keep an eye on I guess.

 

[New2Philly]

There is some discussion about California going to a portfolio based licensure instead of the licensing exam. I'm not sure if that would only apply to people who graduated from a CA dental school or when that would begin exactly, but something to keep an eye on I guess.

Would requiring a portfolio be a first for a state? Where did you get this info?
How would this work? What would be the benefit of this?

 

[Just Peachy]

Would requiring a portfolio be a first for a state? Where did you get this info?
How would this work? What would be the benefit of this?

I think it would be a first for a state to do portfolio based licensure instead of the regular exam. It looks like as of right now it's only applicable to people who go to CA dental schools (sorry). Here's the source of my info:

http://www.cda.org/about_cda/news_links/governor_signs_portfolio_licensure_bill

 

[New2Philly]

I think it would be a first for a state to do portfolio based licensure instead of the regular exam. It looks like as of right now it's only applicable to people who go to CA dental schools (sorry). Here's the source of my info:

http://www.cda.org/about_cda/news_links/governor_signs_portfolio_licensure_bill

Oh...
The western board will still be accepted, they are giving CA schools another way for a CA license.
This would be an incentive for CA students to stay in CA to practice; by giving the student a less stressful exam.
I am just curious at the reason. Is it to save money? To increase/decrease the population of dentists? Or do they believe that this is a fairer assessment of student's ability (I doubt it is that ideological)?

 

[spud daddy]

California also accepts a GPR or AEGD residency as a qualifier to be licensed in the state which is cool. I am definitely considering compiling a portfolio. I have heard one of the reasons the portfolio method has come around is because it is "better for the patient". For example, say you have a patient with a perfect class II for the boards but you don't take it for another 6 months. What do you do? To discourage students from asking the patient to "tough it out" or postponing treatment, you can do the work and document on it and get credit for it. I think it is a really good idea.