N.Y. Education Law § 6604: Requirements for a license as a dentist

§ 6604. Requirements for a license as a dentist. To qualify for a

license as a dentist, an applicant shall fulfill the following

requirements:

(1) Application: file an application with the department;

(2) Education: have received an education, including a doctoral degree

in dentistry, in accordance with the commissioner's regulations;

(3) Experience: have experience satisfactory to the board and in

accordance with the commissioner's regulations, provided that such

experience shall consist of satisfactory completion of a postdoctoral

general practice or specialty dental residency program, of at least one

year's duration, in a hospital or dental facility accredited for

teaching purposes by a national accrediting body approved by the

department, provided, further that any such residency program shall

include a formal outcome assessment evaluation of the resident's

competence to practice dentistry acceptable to the department;

(4) Examination: pass a written examination satisfactory to the board

and in accordance with the commissioner's regulations;

(5) Age: be at least twenty-one years of age;

(6) Citizenship or immigration status: be a United States citizen or a

noncitizen lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United

States; provided, however, that the board of regents may grant a three

year waiver for a noncitizen to practice in an area which has been

designated a federal dental health professions shortage area, except

that the board of regents may grant an additional extension not to

exceed six years to a noncitizen to enable him or her to secure

citizenship or permanent resident status, provided such status is being

actively pursued;

(7) Character: be of good moral character as determined by the

department; and

(8) Fees: pay a fee of two hundred twenty dollars to the department

for admission to a department conducted examination and for an initial

license, a fee of one hundred fifteen dollars for each reexamination, a

fee of one hundred thirty-five dollars for an initial license for

persons not requiring admission to a department conducted examination,

and a fee of two hundred ten dollars for each triennial registration

period.