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Dental faculty license

License for teaching or instructing in an accredited dental college or training clinic in Georgia, limited to procedures and services within the licensee's professional scope.

Licensing authority: Georgia Board of Dentistry

Dental faculty (teacher's or instructor's) license issued without examination other than the jurisprudence examination (O.C.G.A. § 43 11 42(a.1); Rule 150 7 .02(2))
Jurisprudence Dental Examination
Background Check
Criminal background check at the applicant's expense (O.C.G.A. § 43-11-42(f); Rule 150-7-.02(2)(c)).
Education
Graduation from a school, college or advanced dental education program approved by the Board and accredited by CODA; graduates of non-accredited dental schools must complete one of the accredited supplementary programs listed in O.C.G.A. § 43-11-42(a.1)(1)(A) with the dean's certification (O.C.G.A. § 43-11-42(a.1)(1); Rule 150-7-.02(2)(b)).
Employment
Letter of recommendation from the dean or director of the teaching institution verifying credentialing, with verification of an executed employment offer or contract (O.C.G.A. § 43-11-42(a.1)(1)(B); Rule 150-7-.02(2)(a)3).
Licensure Elsewhere
Under O.C.G.A. § 43-11-42(a.1)(1) as amended by HB 322 (2025), the applicant is or has been licensed to practice dentistry in another state, country or territory, has never failed the Georgia dental licensure examination, has never had a dental license revoked, and holds current CPR certification; Rule 150-7-.02(2)(a)1 requires all dental licenses held to be in good standing.
Scope Of License
Practice only as an employee of the accredited school or in its affiliated programs or training clinics; the license is valid only while the licensee is an active faculty member (O.C.G.A. § 43-11-42(b); Rule 150-7-.02(2)(d), (3)).

Public health license

License for dentists licensed in another state to practice public health dentistry in a state or local health department or in state-operated eleemosynary or correctional institutions (O.C.G.A. § 43-11-42; Rule 150-7-.01).

Licensing authority: Georgia Board of Dentistry

Public health license issued without examination (O.C.G.A. § 43 11 42(c); Rule 150 7 .01)
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Background Check
Criminal background check upon request (Rule 150-7-.01(4)).
Board Discretion
Issued in the Board's discretion (O.C.G.A. § 43-11-42(c); Rule 150-7-.01(1)).
Education
Graduation from an ADA-accredited dental college (Rule 150-7-.01(1)).
Employment
Practice limited to public health dentistry in an official state or local health department or to state-operated eleemosynary or correctional institutions; valid only while employed in a public health setting (Rule 150-7-.01(1)).
Licensure Elsewhere
A dental license in another state in good standing, maintained with each renewal (Rule 150-7-.01(1), (3)).

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2025-07-01.

volunteer in dentistry license

Volunteer license for dentists serving indigent patients in areas with an urgent, unfilled need for dental services under Rule 150-7-.03.

Licensing authority: Georgia Board of Dentistry

Volunteer license for a dentist licensed outside Georgia (Rule 150 7 .03(1)(c))
Jurisprudence Dental Examination
Board Discretionary Examination
After five years without direct patient treatment the Board may require a refresher course or passage of an examination administered by the Board or a testing agency designated and approved by the Board (Rule 150-7-.03(1)(c)2).
Community Need
Issued in the Board's discretion to serve indigent patients in an area of Georgia with an urgent, unfilled need for dental services (Rule 150-7-.03(1), (1)(a)).
Licensure Elsewhere
Retired from practice after full licensure in good standing, or currently holding an unrestricted license in good standing in a U.S. licensing jurisdiction, issued after a Board-approved clinical licensing examination and held at least five years in clinical practice; no failed clinical licensing examination in the past five years (Rule 150-7-.03(1)(c)1).
Other Requirements
Physician statement on request, current CPR certification; an applicant not meeting the 40-hour continuing education requirement may receive a nonrenewable six-month temporary license; no application or initial licensing fee (Rule 150-7-.03(1)(c)3-5, 7).

Jurisprudence Dental Examination

Provider
Georgia Board of Dentistry
Format
Open-book written multiple-choice examination completed on the Board form and submitted with the licensure application
Exam questions
31
Passing score
75 or higher; the score is valid for one year
Examination outline
  • O.C.G.A. Title 43, Chapter 1 (General Provisions, professions and businesses)
  • O.C.G.A. Title 43, Chapter 11 (Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Assistants)
  • O.C.G.A. Title 31, Chapter 33 (Health Records)
  • Rules of Georgia Board of Dentistry Chapter 150-2. Organization - Addendum
  • Rules of Georgia Board of Dentistry Chapter 150-3. License Requirements
  • Rules of Georgia Board of Dentistry Chapter 150-4. Investigations
  • Rules of Georgia Board of Dentistry Chapter 150-5. Dental Hygiene
  • Rules of Georgia Board of Dentistry Chapter 150-6. Prescription Requirements
  • Rules of Georgia Board of Dentistry Chapter 150-7. Other Licenses
  • Rules of Georgia Board of Dentistry Chapter 150-8. Unprofessional Conduct
  • Rules of Georgia Board of Dentistry Chapter 150-9. Delegated Duties
  • Rules of Georgia Board of Dentistry Chapter 150-10. Advertising
  • Rules of Georgia Board of Dentistry Chapter 150-11. Specialties
  • Rules of Georgia Board of Dentistry Chapter 150-13. Sedation Permits
  • Rules of Georgia Board of Dentistry Chapter 150-14. Dental Appliances, Caps, Coverings, Prostheses and Cosmetic Coverings
  • Rules of Georgia Board of Dentistry Chapter 150-15. General Information
  • Rules of Georgia Board of Dentistry Chapter 150-16. Pleadings
  • Rules of Georgia Board of Dentistry Chapter 150-17. Motions and Pre-Hearing Procedures
  • Rules of Georgia Board of Dentistry Chapter 150-18. Service
  • Rules of Georgia Board of Dentistry Chapter 150-19. Intervention
  • Rules of Georgia Board of Dentistry Chapter 150-20. Evidence; Subpoenas
  • Rules of Georgia Board of Dentistry Chapter 150-21. Taking of Testimony by Deposition or Interrogatory
  • Rules of Georgia Board of Dentistry Chapter 150-22. Hearings
  • Rules of Georgia Board of Dentistry Chapter 150-23. Consolidation
  • Rules of Georgia Board of Dentistry Chapter 150-24. Briefs and Post-Hearing Procedure
  • Rules of Georgia Board of Dentistry Chapter 150-25. Default on Obligations
  • Georgia State Board of Pharmacy Chapter 480-28. Practitioner Dispensing of Drugs
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