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:
- 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
Contact information for state dental boards:
Alabama
Board of Dental Examiners of Alabama
https://www.dentalboard.org
Alaska
Board of Dental Examiners of Alaska
https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardofDentalExaminers.aspx
Arizona
Arizona State Board of Dental Examiners
https://dentalboard.az.gov
Arkansas
Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners
https://www.asbde.org
California
Dental Board of California
https://www.dbc.ca.gov
Colorado
Colorado Dental Board
https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dora/Dental_Board
Connecticut
Connecticut State Dental Commission
https://portal.ct.gov/DPH/Public-Health-Hearing-Office/Connecticut-State-Dental-Commission/
Delaware
Board of Dentistry and Dental Hygiene
https://dpr.delaware.gov/boards/dental/
District of Columbia
The DC Board of Dentistry
https://dchealth.dc.gov/node/146102
Florida
Florida Board of Dentistry
https://floridasdentistry.gov
Georgia
Georgia Board of Dentistry
https://gbd.georgia.gov
Hawaii
Hawaii State Board of Dental Examiners
http://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/dentist/
Idaho
Idaho State Board of Dentistry
https://isbd.idaho.gov/IBODPortal/Home.aspx
Illinois
Illinois Board of Dentistry
https://idfpr.illinois.gov/profs/dentist.html
Indiana
Indiana State Board of Dentistry
https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/dentistry-home/dentistry-board/
Iowa
Iowa Dental Board
https://dentalboard.iowa.gov
Kansas
Kansas Dental Board
https://www.dental.ks.gov
Kentucky
Kentucky Board of Dentistry
https://dentistry.ky.gov/
Louisiana
Louisiana State Board of Dentistry
http://www.lsbd.org
Maine
Maine Board of Dental Practice
https://www.maine.gov/dental
Maryland
Maryland State Board of Dental Examiners
https://health.maryland.gov/dental/
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Board of Registration in Dentistry
https://www.mass.gov/orgs/board-of-registration-in-dentistry
Michigan
Michigan Board of Dentistry
https://www.michigan.gov/lara/0,4601,7-154-89334_72600_72603_27529_27533---,00.html
Minnesota
Minnesota Board of Dentistry
https://mn.gov/boards/dentistry/current-licensee/requirements/
Mississippi
Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners
https://www.dentalboard.ms.gov/
Missouri
Missouri Dental Board
https://pr.mo.gov/dental.asp
Montana
Montana Board of Dentistry
http://boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov/den
Nebraska
Nebraska Board of Dentistry
http://dhhs.ne.gov/licensure/Pages/Dentistry.aspx
Nevada
Nevada State Board of Dental Examiners
http://dental.nv.gov
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Board of Dental Examiners
https://www.oplc.nh.gov/board-dental-examiners
New Jersey
New Jersey State Board of Dentistry
https://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/den/
New Mexico
New Mexico Board of Dental Health Care
https://www.rld.nm.gov/boards-and-commissions/individual-boards-and-commissions/dental-health-care-overview/
New York
New York State Board for Dentistry
https://www.op.nysed.gov/dentists
North Carolina
North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners
http://www.ncdentalboard.org
North Dakota
North Dakota Board of Dental Examiners
https://www.nddentalboard.org
Ohio
Ohio State Dental Board
https://dental.ohio.gov
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State Board of Dentistry
https://www.ok.gov/dentistry/
Oregon
Oregon Board of Dentistry
https://www.oregon.gov/dentistry/Pages/index.aspx
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State Board of Dentistry
https://www.dos.pa.gov/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardsCommissions/Dentistry/
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Board of Dental Examiners
http://www.salud.gov.pr
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Board of Examiners in Dentistry
http://www.health.ri.gov/licenses/detail.php
South Carolina
South Carolina Board of Dentistry
https://llr.sc.gov/bod/pub.aspx
South Dakota
South Dakota State Board of Dentistry
https://www.sdboardofdentistry.org/
Tennessee
Tennessee Board of Dentistry
https://www.tn.gov/health/health-program-areas/oralhealth/professionals/tennessee-board-of-dentistry.html
Texas
Texas State Board of Dental Examiners
http://tsbde.texas.gov
Utah
Utah Dentist and Dental Hygienist Licensing Board
https://dopl.utah.gov/dental/index.html
Vermont
Vermont Board of Dental Examiners
https://sos.vermont.gov/dental-examiners/
Virginia
Virginia Board of Dentistry
https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/Boards/Dentistry/
Virgin Islands
Virgin Islands Board of Dental Examiners
https://doh.vi.gov/programs/office-professional-licensure-and-health-planning
Washington
Washington
Dental Quality Assurance Commission
https://www.doh.wa.gov/LicensesPermitsandCertificates/ProfessionsNewReneworUpdate/Dentist
West Virginia
West Virginia Board of Dentistry
http://www.wvdentalboard.org
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Dentistry Examining Board
https://dsps.wi.gov/pages/BoardsCouncils/Dentistry/
Wyoming
Wyoming Board of Dental Examiners
https://dental.wyo.gov