State dental boards

Contact information is subject to change. Please visit the respective state board's Website for the most up-to-date information.

The state board of dentistry (also known as board of dental examiners) is an agency of state government created by the state legislature. This agency governs the qualifications for and the practice of dentistry within the state. The board’s authority is limited to that granted by the state legislature and typically includes:

  1. establishment of qualifications for licensure,
  2. issuance of licenses to qualified individuals,
  3. establishment of standards of practice and conduct,
  4. taking disciplinary action against those who engage in misconduct, and
  5. promulgation of rules to enable the board to perform its duties

Contact information for state dental boards:

Arkansas
Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners
Phone: 501-682-2085
Email: asbde@arkansas.gov
California
Dental Board of California
Phone: 877-729-7789 or 916-263-2300 
Email: DentalBoard@dca.ca.gov
Colorado
Colorado Dental Board
Phone: 303-894-7800
Email: dora_dentalboard@state.co.us
Connecticut
Connecticut State Dental Commission
Phone: 860-509-7603 Menu Option 4
Email: oplc.dph@ct.gov
District of Columbia
The DC Board of Dentistry
Phone: 877-672-2174 or 202-442-5955
Email: doh@dc.gov

Georgia
Georgia Board of Dentistry
Phone: 404-651-8000
Contact form: https://gbd.georgia.gov/contact-us
Idaho
Idaho State Board of Dentistry
Phone: 208-334-3233
Email.com sbd-info@dopl.idaho.gov
Illinois
Illinois Board of Dentistry
Phone: 800-560-6420 or 888-473-4858
Indiana
Indiana State Board of Dentistry
Phone: 317-232-2960
Email: pla8@pla.IN.gov
Iowa
Iowa Dental Board
Phone: 515-281-5157
Email: IDB@iowa.gov
Kansas
Kansas Dental Board
Phone: 785-296-6400
Email: dental.info@ks.gov
Kentucky
Kentucky Board of Dentistry
Phone: 502-429-7280
Contact form: https://dentistry.ky.gov/Pages/contact.aspx
Louisiana
Louisiana State Board of Dentistry
Phone: 225-219-7330
Email: rachel@lsbd.org
Maine
Maine Board of Dental Practice
Phone: 207-287-3333
Email: Dental.Board@maine.gov
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Board of Registration in Dentistry
800-414-0168 or 617-973-0971
Email: dentistry.admin@state.ma.us
Michigan
Michigan Board of Dentistry
517-241-0199 
Email: BPLHelp@michigan.gov
Minnesota
Minnesota Board of Dentistry
888-240-4762 or 612-617-2250
Email: dental.board@state.mn.us
Missouri
Missouri Dental Board
573-751-0040
Email: Dental@pr.mo.gov
Montana
Montana Board of Dentistry
406-444-6880
Email: DLIBSDHELP@MT.GOV
Nevada
Nevada State Board of Dental Examiners
800-337-3926 or 702-486-7044
Email: NSBDE@dental.nv.gov
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Board of Dental Examiners
800-735-2964 or 603-271-2152
Email: OPLCLicensing8@oplc.nh.gov
New York
New York State Board for Dentistry
518-474-3817 ext. 550
Email: dentbd@nysed.gov
Tennessee
Tennessee Board of Dentistry
800-778-4123 or 615-532-5073
Email: dental.health@tn.gov
Utah
Utah Dentist and Dental Hygienist Licensing Board
866-275-3675 or 801-530-6628
Email: b1@utah.gov
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Dentistry Examining Board
608-266-2112
Email: dsps@wi.gov