Applying to Take the Practical Board Examination

All applicants for Dentist licensure, regardless of years in practice, are required to successfully complete the Delaware Practical Board Examination in dentistry and the Delaware Jurisprudence Written Examination before being licensed.

The Delaware Practical Board Examination in dentistry is offered twice a year at the beginning of January and June. The deadlines for applications to sit for the exams are December 1 and May 1. The exam is limited to 18 candidates each time. See Fee Schedule for examination fee. For information about the exam, click Dentist Exam.

To apply to sit for the exams, submit:

• Completed, signed and notarized application
• Pro-rated processing fee by check or money order made payable to the "State of Delaware"
• Official transcript from Board-recognized college or university, sent directly from the school to the Board office, showing that you attended for at least two years and took courses prescribed by the Board
• Official transcript from Board-approved dental college, sent directly from the school to the Board office, showing that you maintained a scholastic ranking required by the Board in all of the prescribed courses
• Copy of current cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification card

Applying for Licensure

When you are notified of a passing score on the examinations, submit the following as applicable:

• Evidence of one of the following:
• Dental internship or residency of at least one year in a school, hospital or other institution approved by the Board
• Completion of a General Practice Residency (GPR) or its equivalent approved by the American Dental Association (ADA)
• Participation in a Preceptorship program (24 Del. C. § 1122(a)(3))
• Three years active practice in another state or territory of the U.S. (W2 Forms)
• If licensed in another jurisdiction, a self-query from the National Practitioner Data Bank
• National Board Examination score report of at least 75 on Parts I and II
• Letter of reference attesting to your good moral character and reputation
• If you have a criminal record, copy of your criminal history record from the State Bureau of Identification
• Verification letters from state(s) in which you are now; or have ever been, licensed.