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complete an approved clinically-based dental residency program of at least one year's duration.\u003Cbr>A clinical (practical) examination such as NERB/CDCA will not be accepted for initial licensure after December 31, 2006.\u003Cbr>Source: New York Code Rules and Regulations , Title 8, Part 61, §61 .18. Residency program requirement for dental licensure |\n| --- | --- |\n| Original Licensure Requirements | New York Statutes, Title VIII, Article 133\u003Cbr>§6604 Requirements for a license as a dentist.\u003Cbr>To qualify for a license as a dentist, an applicant shall fulfill the following requirements:\u003Cbr>1. Application: file an application with the department;\u003Cbr>2. Education: have received an education, including a doctoral degree in dentistry, in accordance with the commissioner's regulations;\u003Cbr>3. Experience: have experience satisfactory to the board and in accordance with the commissioner's regulations, provided that such experience shall consist of satisfactory completion of a clinically-based postdoctoral general practice or specialty dental residency program, of at least one year's duration, in a hospital or dental facility accredited for teaching purposes by a national accrediting body approved by the department, provided, further that any such residency program shall include a formal outcome assessment evaluation of the resident's competence to practice dentistry acceptable to the department;\u003Cbr>4. Examination: pass a written examination satisfactory to the board and in accordance with the commissioner's regulations;\u003Cbr>5. Age: be at least twenty-one years of age;\u003Cbr>6. Citizenship or immigration status: be a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States; provided, however, that the board of regents may grant a three year waiver for an alien to practice in an area which has been designated a federal dental health professions shortage area, except that the board of regents may grant an additional extension not to exceed six years to an alien to enable him or her to secure citizenship or permanent resident status, provided such status is being actively pursued;\u003Cbr>7. Character: be of good moral character as determined by the department; and\u003Cbr>8. Fees: pay a fee of two hundred twenty dollars to the department for admission to a department conducted examination and for an initial license, a fee of one hundred fifteen dollars for each reexamination, a fee of one hundred thirty-five dollars for an initial license for persons not requiring admission to a department conducted examination, and a fee of two hundred ten dollars for each triennial registration period.\u003Cbr>New York Code Rules and Regulations, Title 8, Part 61, Dentistry\u003Cbr>§61.1 Professional study of dentistry.\u003Cbr>a. To meet the professional education requirement, the applicant shall present evidence of the completion of not less than 60 semester hours of preprofessional education including courses in general chemistry, organic chemistry, biology or zoology and physics and a program of professional education consisting of either:\u003Cbr>1. the completion of a program of dental education of not less than four academic years, or the equivalent thereof, registered by the department or accredited by an accrediting organization acceptable to the department; or |\n\n\n|  | 2. the completion of not less than four academic years of dental education satisfactory to the department, culminating in a degree, diploma or certificate in dentistry recognized by the appropriate civil authorities of the country in which the school is located as acceptable for entry into, practice in the country in which the school is located.\u003Cbr>b. Where a program of dental education is completed in an unregistered and unaccredited foreign dental school as provided in paragraph (a)(2) of this section, the applicant shall complete not less than two academi","cbCaiks7CEmfWdJT","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiks7CEmfWdJT","pdf",157971,16,"English","# Initial Licensure Examination Requirements\n## Original Licensure Requirements\n## Professional Study of Dentistry\n## Licensing Examination","[{\"question\":\"What residency training is required for initial licensure in New York after January 1, 2007?\",\"answer\":\"Applicants for initial licensure must complete an approved clinically-based dental residency program of at least one year’s duration.\"},{\"question\":\"Are clinical practical examinations like NERB/CDCA accepted for initial licensure after December 31, 2006?\",\"answer\":\"No. A clinical (practical) examination such as NERB/CDCA will not be accepted for initial licensure after December 31, 2006.\"},{\"question\":\"What are the major statutory requirements to qualify for a New York dentist license?\",\"answer\":\"Applicants must meet education requirements (including doctoral dentistry education), complete a clinically-based postdoctoral general practice or specialty residency of at least one year, pass a written examination, meet age and citizenship/immigration status rules, demonstrate good moral character, and pay the required fees.\"}]","New York Licensure - Initial Licensure Examination Requirements and Residency/Training Criteria | PDF",1790680239]