- establishment of qualifications for licensure,
- issuance of licenses to qualified individuals,
- establishment of standards of practice and conduct,
- taking disciplinary action against those who engage in misconduct, and
- promulgation of rules to enable the board to perform its duties.
Alabama
Board of Dental Examiners of Alabama
205-985-7267
https://www.dentalboard.org
Alaska
Board of Dental Examiners of Alaska
907-465-2550
https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardofDentalExaminers.aspx
Arizona
Arizona State Board of Dental Examiners
602-242-1492
https://dentalboard.az.gov
Arkansas
Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners
501-682-2085
https://www.asbde.org
California
Dental Board of California
877-729-7789
https://www.dbc.ca.gov
Colorado
Colorado Dental Board
303-894-7800
https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dora/Dental_Board
Connecticut
Connecticut State Dental Commission
860-509-7603
https://portal.ct.gov/DPH/Public-Health-Hearing-Office/Connecticut-State-Dental-Commission/
Delaware
Board of Dentistry and Dental Hygiene
302-744-4500
https://dpr.delaware.gov/boards/dental/
District of Columbia
The DC Board of Dentistry
877-672-2174
https://dchealth.dc.gov/node/146102
Florida
Florida Board of Dentistry
850-488-0595
https://floridasdentistry.gov
Georgia
Georgia Board of Dentistry
404-651-8000
https://gbd.georgia.gov
Hawaii
Hawaii State Board of Dental Examiners
808-586-3000
http://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/dentist/
Idaho
Idaho State Board of Dentistry
208-334-2369
https://isbd.idaho.gov/IBODPortal/Home.aspx
Illinois
Illinois Board of Dentistry
217-785-0800
https://www.idfpr.com/profs/Boards/dentist.asp
Indiana
Indiana State Board of Dentistry
317-234-2054
https://www.in.gov/pla/dental.htm
Iowa
Iowa Dental Board
515-281-5157
https://dentalboard.iowa.gov
Kansas
Kansas Dental Board
785-296-6400
https://www.dental.ks.gov
Kentucky
Kentucky Board of Dentistry
>502-429-7280
https://dentistry.ky.gov/
Louisiana
Louisiana State Board of Dentistry
225-219-7330
http://www.lsbd.org
Maine
Maine Board of Dental Practice
207-287-3333
https://www.maine.gov/dental
Maryland
Maryland State Board of Dental Examiners
410-402-8501
https://health.maryland.gov/dental/
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Board of Registration in Dentistry
800-414-0168
https://www.mass.gov/orgs/board-of-registration-in-dentistry
Michigan
Michigan Board of Dentistry
517-241-0199
https://www.michigan.gov/lara/0,4601,7-154-89334_72600_72603_27529_27533---,00.html
Minnesota
Minnesota Board of Dentistry
612-617-2250
https://mn.gov/boards/dentistry/current-licensee/requirements/
Mississippi
Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners
601-944-9622
https://www.dentalboard.ms.gov/
Missouri
Missouri Dental Board
573-751-0040
https://pr.mo.gov/dental.asp
Montana
Montana Board of Dentistry
406-444-6880
http://boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov/den
Nebraska
Nebraska Board of Dentistry
402-471-2118
http://dhhs.ne.gov/licensure/Pages/Dentistry.aspx
Nevada
Nevada State Board of Dental Examiners
800-337-3926
http://dental.nv.gov
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Board of Dental Examiners
603-271-2152
https://www.oplc.nh.gov/board-dental-examiners
New Jersey
New Jersey State Board of Dentistry
973-504-6405
https://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/den/
New Mexico
New Mexico Board of Dental Health Care
505-476-4622
https://www.rld.nm.gov/boards-and-commissions/individual-boards-and-commissions/dental-health-care-overview/
New York
New York State Board for Dentistry
518-474-3817, ext. 550
North Carolina
North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners
919-678-8223
http://www.ncdentalboard.org
North Dakota
North Dakota Board of Dental Examiners
701-258-8600
https://www.nddentalboard.org
Ohio
Ohio State Dental Board
614-466-2580
https://dental.ohio.gov
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State Board of Dentistry
405-522-4844
https://www.ok.gov/dentistry/
Oregon
Oregon Board of Dentistry
971-673-3200
https://www.oregon.gov/dentistry/Pages/index.aspx
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State Board of Dentistry
717-783-7162
https://www.dos.pa.gov/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardsCommissions/Dentistry/
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Board of Dental Examiners
787-765-2929
http://www.salud.gov.pr
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Board of Examiners in Dentistry
401-222-2828
http://www.health.ri.gov/licenses/detail.php
South Carolina
South Carolina Board of Dentistry
803-896-4599
https://llr.sc.gov/bod/pub.aspx
South Dakota
South Dakota State Board of Dentistry
605-224-1282
https://www.sdboardofdentistry.org/
Tennessee
Tennessee Board of Dentistry
615-532-5073
https://www.tn.gov/health/health-program-areas/oralhealth/professionals/tennessee-board-of-dentistry.html
Texas
Texas State Board of Dental Examiners
512-463-6400
http://tsbde.texas.gov
Utah
Utah Dentist and Dental Hygienist Licensing Board
801-530-6628
https://dopl.utah.gov/dental/index.html
Vermont
Vermont Board of Dental Examiners
802-828-2390
https://sos.vermont.gov/dental-examiners/
Virginia
Virginia Board of Dentistry
804-367-4538
https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/Boards/Dentistry/
Virgin Islands
Virgin Islands Board of Dental Examiners
340-774-7477
https://doh.vi.gov/programs/office-professional-licensure-and-health-planning
Washington
Washington
Dental Quality Assurance Commission
360-236-4700
https://www.doh.wa.gov/LicensesPermitsandCertificates/ProfessionsNewReneworUpdate/Dentist
West Virginia
West Virginia Board of Dentistry
877-914-8266
http://www.wvdentalboard.org
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Dentistry Examining Board
608-266-2112
https://dsps.wi.gov/pages/BoardsCouncils/Dentistry/
Wyoming
Wyoming Board of Dental Examiners
307-777-3507
https://dental.wyo.gov