Exam Location and Expense

ADEX

In 2005, the American Board of Dental Examiners (ADEX) was established. ADEX consists of state and U.S. territory licensing jurisdictions which are responsible for the ongoing development of the ADEX Dental and Dental Hygiene Examinations. The examinations are available for use by the individual state and regional testing agencies on behalf of their member states. Currently, NERB and the states of Nevada and Florida administer the ADEX exams, while CITA, SRTA, WREB, CRDTS, Delaware and Virgin Islands administer their own examinations. Learn more at www.adex.org.

Preparing for the Exam—Location and Expense

Preparing for your state clinical licensing exam requires careful planning. Allowing enough time for the application process and patient selection is imperative. Plus, exam fees and liability insurance can be costly, and for those who need to travel to the exam, travel costs for both the candidate and the patients (who may also be paid) need to be considered. Below is an outline of the various clinical licensing examinations with cost and travel implications. As sites and fees can change, be sure to contact each state/region for the most up-to-date information.

The ADA Office of Student Affairs conducted a short survey of testing agencies spring 2011 to obtain the information in the table below. U.S. Virgin Islands did not respond to the survey and information was obtained from other sources.

State/Region	Fees	Testing Location	Frequency
CITA info@citaexam.com www.citaexam.com Application: Download online CITA supplies malpractice insurance	$1,000 - $1,175 (does not include dental facility fees)	University of Alabama Louisiana State University University of North Carolina University of Puerto Rico	Visit www.citaexam.com for current schedule
CRDTS info@crdts.com www.crdts.org Application: Apply online or download CRDTS supplies malpractice insurance	Dental exam $1,900	University of Iowa University of Minnesota University of Nebraska University of Illinois University of Colorado Creighton University Georgia Health Sciences University Southern Illinois University	Visit www.crdts.org for current schedule
NERB director@nerb.org www.nerb.org Application: Apply online NERB supplies malpractice insurance	$2,085	Boston University Case Western University Columbia University University of Connecticut University of Detroit-Mercy Harvard University Howard University Indiana University University of Maryland University of Michigan Midwestern University -AZ University of Mississippi University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey New York University Nove Southeastern University University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh Ohio State SUNY Stony Brook Temple University Tufts University Dalhousie University (Canada)	Varies by school, commonly in February, August, September, October, December Visit www.nerb.org for current schedule
SRTA exam@srta.org www.srta.org Application: Apply online SRTA supplies liability insurance	$1,950 (does not include dental facility fees)	West Virginia University Medical University of South Carolina University of Kentucky University of Tennessee Virginia Commonwealth University University of Louisville Meharry Medical College	Varies by school, commonly in February, March, April, May, June, October, December Contact SRTA for current schedule
WREB dentalinfo@wreb.org www.wreb.org Application: Apply online or download hard copy from website WREB supplies liability insurance	$1,760 (does not include exam site fees, which vary by school)	Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health Baylor University Boston University Case Western University Creighton University Loma Linda University Midwestern - AZ New York University Oregon Health Sciences University Temple University SUNY Buffalo UCLA UCSF University of Colorado University of Louisville UMKC University of Nevada Las Vegas University of Oklahoma University of the Pacific University of Southern California University of Texas-Houston University of Texas-San Antonio University of Washington Western University of Health Sciences	Visit www.wreb.org for current schedule
State of Delaware Board of Dentistry and Dental Hygiene customerservice.dpr@state.de.us www.dpr.delaware.gov Click on "Dental" Application: Download PDF Requires candidate to obtain malpractice insurance	$250	Delaware Technical Community College, Dental Lab, Wilmington, DE	January, June
U.S. Virgin Islands*	$145	St. Thomas	June, November
Nevada State Board of Dental Examiners nsbde@nsbde.nv.gov www.nvdentalboard.nv.gov Application: Download PDF Nevada administrers the ADEX and accepts the WREB exams	$2,085	University of Nevada – Las Vegas	Visit www.nvdentalboard.nv.gov for current schedule
National Dental Examining Board of Canada (OSCE Exam) www.ndeb.ca Application: Apply online	$2,000 (Canadian)	Boston, Minnesota Note: Minnesota is the only state that accepts the OSCE exam for U.S. licensure.	Visit www.ndeb.ca for current schedule

*As of August 2011