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DENTIST
License Description Are graduate dental students licensed when they take their clinical portion of the NERB examination? No. M.G.L. c.112, 45 requires all applicants for dental licensure in the Commonwealth to submit a full, accurate, and complete application for licensure on forms provided by the Board, and to provide proof that they have: graduated with a DDS or DMD degree from a dental college accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation; and successfully passed the national board exams, the written and clinical parts of the Northeast Regional Board Examination (NERB) (or other regional exam accepted by the Board of Registration in Dentistry), and the Massachusetts Ethics and Jurisprudence Exam.
Licensing Agency
Board of Registration in Dentistry
Division of Health Professions Licensure
239 Causeway Street 5th Floor, Suite 500
Boston, MA 02114
(617) 727 9928
Active Status Active
Continuing Education Continuing education required to maintain license
Criminal Record No criminal record prohibitions
Education Degree required
Exam Both state and third-party exams required
License Type Stand-alone license
License Updated 05/09/2018
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