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North Carolina Dentist — Requirements & Free Practice

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Licenses, application pathways and examination requirements

Each license and applicant pathway has its own requirements and exemptions. Choosing practice questions does not determine your eligibility.

Instructor's License

Dental faculty license.

Licensing authority: North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners · Application information

Original instructor license
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Faculty
Meet credentialing standards of an accredited dental school or academic medical center.
Practice limit
Practice limited to authorized educational or affiliated settings.
Prior license
Hold a dental license in another recognized jurisdiction.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-21.

Limited Volunteer Dental License

Unpaid practice in qualifying nonprofit facilities.

Licensing authority: North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners · Application information

Conversion from active North Carolina dental license
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Prior license
Hold an active North Carolina dental license.
Request
Submit a written conversion request to the Board.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-21.

Original limited volunteer dental license
Practice
Unpaid dentistry in qualifying nonprofit facilities; required active-practice period and clinical hours.
Prior license
Qualifying current or expired license or authorization to treat armed-forces patients.
Prior scores
Submit earlier national board and Board-accepted clinical examination scores.
Standing
Meet disciplinary, criminal-history, and good-character criteria.

Provisional License to Practice Dentistry

Provisional license to practice dentistry.

Licensing authority: North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners · Application information

Provisional licensure
Prior license
Licensed to practice dentistry in another jurisdiction for two years immediately before application.
Prior scores
Submit earlier national board and Board-accepted clinical examination scores.
Standing
Good standing in current jurisdictions with no disciplinary history.
Supervision
A North Carolina licensed dentist must provide a supervision letter.

North Carolina Jurisprudence Examination

Practice scope

Inferred from the examination name; the authority has not published an examination outline.

  • North Carolina Dental Practice Act
  • Dental Peer Review Protection Act
  • Dental Hygiene Act
  • Occupational Licensing Boards
  • Dental Examiners Rules
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North Carolina Sterilization and Infection Control Examination

Examination outline
  • Infection control and sterilization
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