New York § 6604 Requirements for a license as a dentist

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§ 6604 — Requirements for a license as a dentist

New York § 6604

Law EDNEducation

Title 8The Professions

Art. 133Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, and Registered Dental Assisting

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N.Y. Education § 6604 (2026).

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  § 6604. Requirements for a license as a dentist. To qualify for a\nlicense as a dentist, an applicant shall fulfill the following\nrequirements:\n  (1) Application: file an application with the department;\n  (2) Education: have received an education, including a doctoral degree\nin dentistry, in accordance with the commissioner's regulations;\n  (3) Experience: have experience satisfactory to the board and in\naccordance with the commissioner's regulations, provided that such\nexperience shall consist of satisfactory completion of a postdoctoral\ngeneral practice or specialty dental residency program, of at least one\nyear's duration, in a hospital or dental facility accredited for\nteaching purposes by a national accrediting body approved by the\ndepartment, provided, further that any 

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§ 6604. Requirements for a license as a dentist. To qualify for a\nlicense as a dentist, an applicant shall fulfill the following\nrequirements:\n (1) Application: file an application with the department;\n (2) Education: have received an education, including a doctoral degree\nin dentistry, in accordance with the commissioner's regulations;\n (3) Experience: have experience satisfactory to the board and in\naccordance with the commissioner's regulations, provided that such\nexperience shall consist of satisfactory completion of a postdoctoral\ngeneral practice or specialty dental residency program, of at least one\nyear's duration, in a hospital or dental facility accredited for\nteaching purposes by a national accrediting body approved by the\ndepartment, provided, further that any such residency program shall\ninclude a formal outcome assessment evaluation of the resident's\ncompetence to practice dentistry acceptable to the department;\n (4) Examination: pass a written examination satisfactory to the board\nand in accordance with the commissioner's regulations;\n (5) Age: be at least twenty-one years of age;\n (6) Citizenship or immigration status: be a United States citizen or a\nnoncitizen lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United\nStates; provided, however, that the board of regents may grant a three\nyear waiver for a noncitizen to practice in an area which has been\ndesignated a federal dental health professions shortage area, except\nthat the board of regents may grant an additional extension not to\nexceed six years to a noncitizen to enable him or her to secure\ncitizenship or permanent resident status, provided such status is being\nactively pursued;\n (7) Character: be of good moral character as determined by the\ndepartment; and\n (8) Fees: pay a fee of two hundred twenty dollars to the department\nfor admission to a department conducted examination and for an initial\nlicense, a fee of one hundred fifteen dollars for each reexamination, a\nfee of one hundred thirty-five dollars for an initial license for\npersons not requiring admission to a department conducted examination,\nand a fee of two hundred ten dollars for each triennial registration\nperiod.\n