| Specific dental and dental hygiene licensure requirements vary among jurisdictions, but all jurisdictions have three basic requirements: an educational requirement, a written examination requirement and a clinical examination requirement. All jurisdictions accept graduation from a dental school/dental hygiene school accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association as fulfilling the educational requirement. Most jurisdictions also accept graduation from a Canadian dental school/dental hygiene school accredited by the Canadian Commission on Dental Accreditation.
The National Board Dental Examination is intended to fulfill or partially fulfill the written examination requirement, but acceptance of National Board scores is completely at the discretion of the individual state. A state may place any limit on acceptance of National Board scores that it deems appropriate. Clinical examinations may be conducted by individual state boards of dentistry or by regional or independent clinical dental examination agencies.
The Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations is the agency responsible for the development and administration of the National Board Dental Examinations. This 15-member Commission includes representatives of dental schools, dental practice, state dental examining boards, dental hygiene, dental students, and the public.
The purpose of the Part I, Part II, and Dental Hygiene examinations is to assist state boards in determining qualifications of dentists/dental hygienists who seek licensure to practice dentistry/dental hygiene. The Examination assesses the ability to understand important information from basic biomedical and dental/dental hygiene sciences and also the ability to apply such information in a problem-solving context.
Contact Information
The Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations
211 East Chicago Avenue, Suite 600
Chicago , Illinois 60611-2678
800-232-1694 |
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Be a contributor to the National Board Dental and Dental Hygiene Examinations.
Please read the following case guides for submission details:
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A $500 stipend is provided for accepted case materials. |
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