Dental License in Illinois for Foreign Trained DentistsTo apply for an Illinois dental license as a foreign trained dentist
you need to satisfy the following requirements set forth by the state:
1. Certification of graduation from your dental college or school in your home country.
2. Additional clinical training in one of the following alternatives:
(a)
Certification from an approved dental college or school in the US or
Canada that the applicant has completed a minimum of
2 years of clinical training at the school in which the applicant met the same
level of scientific knowledge and clinical competence as all graduates
from that school or college. Those two years of clinical training shall
consist of 2850 clock hours completed in 2 academic years for full-time
applicants or 4 years for part-time applicants.
(b)
Certification, from the program director of an accredited advanced
dental education program approved by the state, of completion of no
less than
2 academic years may be substituted for the 2 academic years
of general dental clinical training.
3. Application fee of $250
4.Proof of successful completion of the
NBDE with a minimum grade of 75.
5.Proof of successful completion of a
clinical examination.
Clinical Dental Examinations accepted by Illinois
The
main clinical examination that is accepted in Illinois is the American
Dental Licensing Examination (ADLEX) developed by the American Board of
Dental Examiners (ADEX). Illinois also accepts the following
examinations for licensure if administered and passed in their entirety
prior to October 1, 2006: CRDTS & NERB Combined Regional
Examination (CORE), NERB, CRDTS, SRTA,
WREB.