{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-education-law-6604","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Education Law § 6604","heading":"Requirements for a license as a dentist","body":"§ 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.","path":["Education Law","Title 8. The Professions","Article 133. Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, and Registered Dental Assisting"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/EDN/6604","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"fe28f47aeb83bc707095edd00835d64c9e3a61d1038d5b8402caf08e38e4345e","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-education-law-6603","next":"us-ny/n.y.-education-law-6604-a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}