About BoardDentistry.net
An independent informational resource for state dental board information — compiled from official sources and organized so you don't have to hunt across 51 government websites.
What this site is
BoardDentistry.net is an independent informational resource that compiles state dental board information for all 50 states and Washington, D.C. The site covers the topics practitioners and patients most commonly need: licensing requirements, continuing education rules, complaint filing procedures, license verification resources, and state dental association contacts.
This site is not affiliated with any state dental board, the American Dental Association, any government agency, or any professional organization. It is not a board, does not issue licenses, and has no regulatory authority. It researches and presents publicly available information to make that information easier to find and use.
Why we built it
Every state dental board maintains its own website. The quality and organization of those sites varies — some are well-organized and current; others require navigating several layers of state government portals to find a fee schedule or a CE requirement. Someone researching licensure in an unfamiliar state, confirming a dentist's credentials, or figuring out how to file a complaint can spend a significant amount of time just finding the right page on the right site.
Dental professionals dealing with a new state license application, CE compliance in multiple jurisdictions, or scope-of-practice questions face this friction routinely. Patients trying to verify a dentist's credentials or understand whether a board complaint is warranted face it too.
BoardDentistry.net organizes the same information that boards publish — licensing, CE, complaints, verification — in a consistent format across all jurisdictions. The goal is to help you find what you need quickly so you can go directly to the official source to act on it.
How information is compiled
Content on this site is researched from official state dental board websites, state dental practice act statutes, and board administrative rules and regulations. We use official government sources — not secondary summaries or third-party aggregators.
Each state page includes last-verified dates for key information. Dental board requirements change: CE hours are revised, fees are updated, application procedures are amended. Our goal is to reflect current requirements accurately, but no independent compilation can be guaranteed to match the official source at every moment in time.
Before making any licensing decision — submitting an application, planning CE hours, or choosing a specialty path — confirm current requirements directly with the official state dental board. Rules change, and information on this site, however recently updated, may not reflect the latest amendment. This site is a research starting point, not a substitute for official sources.
If you find information on this site that appears to be incorrect or outdated, please let us know. We review every report.
What you'll find on this site
- State dental board directory — Contact information, official website, and jurisdiction overview for every state dental board and D.C.'s dental licensing authority — all 51 jurisdictions in one place.
- Licensing requirements by state — Initial licensure requirements for dentists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants — exam requirements, application procedures, and documentation requirements organized by state.
- Continuing education requirements — CE hours required for license renewal, accepted subject areas, provider approval processes, and audit procedures by state — with last-verified dates and links to official sources.
- Complaint procedures — Guides to filing a complaint against a dentist or dental hygienist with the relevant state board, covering what boards investigate, the general complaint process, and what outcomes are possible.
- License verification — How to use each state board's public license lookup tool to confirm a practitioner holds a valid, active license and to check the public disciplinary record.
- State dental associations — Contacts and website links for state dental associations and dental societies — the professional organizations that operate alongside board licensing for practicing dentists.
How to use this site
Start with your state. The state boards directory lets you find any state and reach a page covering that board's contact information, licensing requirements, CE rules, complaint procedures, and license verification resources — each with direct links to the official board source.
For topic-specific guides, use the top navigation: the complaint guide and license verification guide explain how these processes work with state-specific resources linked throughout. The dental specialties and disciplinary actions pages cover those topics nationally.
Advertising and independence
This site runs advertising — Google AdSense and Ezoic — to cover operating costs. No board, association, organization, or individual pays to be listed or featured. State boards appear because they are the correct regulatory authorities for their jurisdictions. Advertising relationships do not influence what information appears, how it is presented, or the positions we take in editorial content.