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Hello,
Ive been confused about this for a while, and I might have my information mixed up so hopefully someone can clear it up for me.

In New York, residency is mandatory. I also heard that if you don't take the boards, you can only practice in NY.
So if for example I attend a dental school in NY and take the boards, does that mean that I cannot start working anywhere until I do my residency? Or can I go work in Pennsylvania or NJ or something.

And also, if I go to a dental school somewhere else in the tristate area, does that mean that I cannot work in NY unless I match into a residency?

 

[Dentalschoolbro]

im pretty sure if you go work in other states, you don't have to do a residency, and it doesn't matter if you attend dental school in NY or not. But if you want to work in NY after graduating dental school, you have to match into a residency.

 

[Bootes]

Every state has different requirements for you to practice dentistry in that state. If you want to work in Maine, you have to look up there requirements and make sure that you fulfill them. If you don't want to work in NY, you do not need to fulfill NY's requirements.

This explains NY's requirements NYS Dentistry:License Requirements I'm sure every other state has something similar. The following may be relevant to you:
"If you have not completed an approved residency program of at least one year's duration and are licensed as a dentist in another jurisdiction of the United States, the Department may endorse that license if the Department determines you have met the licensing requirements of New York State Education Law and the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education. To be licensed by endorsement, you must:

• meet New York State education requirements;
• have been licensed in another jurisdiction of the United States and practiced lawfully for at least two years (full-time) following initial licensure - 8 months of such practice must have been in the two years preceding your application;
• have passed an examination satisfactory to the board and in accordance with the Commissioner's Regulations (see Examination Requirements section for details.);
• be at least twenty-one years of age;
• be of good moral character as determined by the Department; and
• complete coursework or training in the identification and reporting of child abuse offered by a New York State approved provider."

 

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Every state has different requirements for you to practice dentistry in that state. If you want to work in Maine, you have to look up there requirements and make sure that you fulfill them. If you don't want to work in NY, you do not need to fulfill NY's requirements.

This explains NY's requirements NYS Dentistry:License Requirements I'm sure every other state has something similar. The following may be relevant to you:
"If you have not completed an approved residency program of at least one year's duration and are licensed as a dentist in another jurisdiction of the United States, the Department may endorse that license if the Department determines you have met the licensing requirements of New York State Education Law and the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education. To be licensed by endorsement, you must:

• meet New York State education requirements;
• have been licensed in another jurisdiction of the United States and practiced lawfully for at least two years (full-time) following initial licensure - 8 months of such practice must have been in the two years preceding your application;
• have passed an examination satisfactory to the board and in accordance with the Commissioner's Regulations (see Examination Requirements section for details.);
• be at least twenty-one years of age;
• be of good moral character as determined by the Department; and
• complete coursework or training in the identification and reporting of child abuse offered by a New York State approved provider."

Thank you! makes sense.