NDBE Part I and II are universal, but licensing exams vary by region?

[benfolds23]

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My friend had a question and I was not 100% sure about the answer, so I wanted to hear the answer directly from someone who knew instead of possibly giving out false information.

If my friend goes to school in Arizona and wants to practice in California, will she have to worry about taking California boards or licensing exams that could be different from those you would learn about in AZ?

 

[speedy3816]

from what i know, Part I/II are a national standard, but, yes, licensure varies by region (sometimes by state?)....

but what do i know, im just a pre-dent

sry if this wasn't of much help

 

[syn_apse]

yes, national boards are national and licensing is regional/state. some states (i've heard Florida and California) make it very difficult for out-of-staters to gain a license to practice in their state.

as future ASDA members, we should all be pushing for national licensing (at least i will be haha)

the student panel at Pitt said ASDA members are pushing to remove licensing entirely citing that a DMD/DDS graduate from an accredited dental school has already proven their abilities and that licensing is redundant. i doubt this will happen, but we can wish can't we!

 

[ItsGavinC]

To the best of my knowledge, California now accepts the WREB, which is the licensing exam you would take in Arizona.

So, tell your friend to come to Arizona, they can still practice in California. 🙂

 

[ItsGavinC]

An update to my post, I was correct, California is a non-WREB state that DOES accept the WREB. The info can be found at www.wreb.org, then General Information (on the left side), and then Member States and List of States Accepting WREB Results.

Good luck!

 

[JMoney]

so how does this work? Arizona and Texas are on the members list but it says that the WREB examination DOES NOT constitute dental licensure in any participating state. I am confused!! Can we not work in Arizona or Texas if we take the WREB?

 

[ItsGavinC]

so how does this work? Arizona and Texas are on the members list but it says that the WREB examination DOES NOT constitute dental licensure in any participating state. I am confused!! Can we not work in Arizona or Texas if we take the WREB?

You still have to take a state legal exam, specific for the state you are practicing in. You certainly can practice in Texas or Arizona with the WREB. As I posted above, you can practice in any of those 30+ states.