The state board of dentistry (also known as board of dental examiners) is an agency of state government created by the state legislature. This agency governs the qualifications for and the practice of dentistry within the state. The board’s authority is limited to that granted by the state legislature and typically includes:
- establishment of qualifications for licensure,
- issuance of licenses to qualified individuals,
- establishment of standards of practice and conduct,
- taking disciplinary action against those who engage in misconduct, and
- promulgation of rules to enable the board to perform its duties
Contact information for state dental boards:
Alabama
Board of Dental Examiners of Alabama
205-985-7267
licensing@dentalboard.org
https://www.dentalboard.org
Alaska
Board of Dental Examiners of Alaska
907-465-2550
BoardofDentalExaminers@Alaska.Gov
https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardofDentalExaminers.aspx
Arizona
Arizona State Board of Dental Examiners
602-242-1492
info@dentalboard.az.gov
https://dentalboard.az.gov
Arkansas
Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners
501-682-2085
asbde@arkansas.gov
https://www.asbde.org
California
Dental Board of California
877-729-7789 or 916-263-2300
DentalBoard@dca.ca.gov
https://www.dbc.ca.gov
Colorado
Colorado Dental Board
303-894-7800
dora_dentalboard@state.co.us
https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dora/Dental_Board
Connecticut
Connecticut State Dental Commission
860-509-7603
oplc.dph@ct.gov
https://portal.ct.gov/DPH/Public-Health-Hearing-Office/Connecticut-State-Dental-Commission/Connecticut-State-Dental-Commission
Delaware
Board of Dentistry and Dental Hygiene
302-744-4500
customerservice.dpr@delaware.gov
https://dpr.delaware.gov/boards/dental/
District of Columbia
The DC Board of Dentistry
877-672-2174
doh@dc.gov
https://dchealth.dc.gov/node/146102
Florida
Florida Board of Dentistry
850-488-0595
MQALicensureServices@flhealth.gov
https://floridasdentistry.gov
Georgia
Georgia Board of Dentistry
404-651-8000
Contact form: https://gbd.georgia.gov/contact-us
https://gbd.georgia.gov
Guam
Guam Board of Examiners for Dentistry
671-735-7408
Nicole.romero@dphss.guam.gov
https://guamhplo.org/gbed
Hawaii
Hawaii State Board of Dental Examiners
808-586-3000
dental@dcca.hawaii.gov
http://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/dentist
Idaho
Idaho State Board of Dentistry
208-334-2369
sbd-info@dopl.idaho.gov
https://isbd.idaho.gov/IBODPortal/Home.aspx
Illinois
Illinois Board of Dentistry
888-473-4858 or 217-785-0080
Contact form: https://idfpr.illinois.gov/profs/email/prfgrp09.html
https://idfpr.illinois.gov/profs/dentist.html
Indiana
Indiana State Board of Dentistry
317-234-2054
pla8@pla.IN.gov
https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/dentistry-home/dentistry-board/
Iowa
Iowa Dental Board
515-281-5157
Contact form: https://dentalboard.iowa.gov/contact
IDB@iowa.gov
https://dentalboard.iowa.gov
Kansas
Kansas Dental Board
785-296-6400
dental.info@ks.gov
https://www.dental.ks.gov
Kentucky
Kentucky Board of Dentistry
502-429-7280
Contact form: https://dentistry.ky.gov/Pages/contact.aspx
https://dentistry.ky.gov
Louisiana
Louisiana State Board of Dentistry
225-219-7330
rachel@lsbd.org
http://www.lsbd.org
Maine
Maine Board of Dental Practice
207-287-3333
Dental.Board@maine.gov
https://www.maine.gov/dental
Maryland
Maryland State Board of Dental Examiners
410-402-8501
mdh.mddentalboard@maryland.gov
https://health.maryland.gov/dental/
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Board of Registration in Dentistry
800-414-0168 or 617-973-0971
dentistry.admin@state.ma.us
https://www.mass.gov/orgs/board-of-registration-in-dentistry
Michigan
Michigan Board of Dentistry
517-241-0199
BPLHelp@michigan.gov
https://www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/bpl/health/hp-lic-health-prof/dental
Minnesota
Minnesota Board of Dentistry
888-240-4762 or 612-617-2250
dental.board@state.mn.us
https://mn.gov/boards/dentistry/current-licensee/requirements
Mississippi
Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners
601-944-9622
Contact form: https://www.dentalboard.ms.gov/contact
dental@dentalboard.ms.gov
https://www.dentalboard.ms.gov
Missouri
Missouri Dental Board
573-751-0040
Dental@pr.mo.gov
https://pr.mo.gov/dental.asp
Montana
Montana Board of Dentistry
406-444-6880
DLIBSDHELP@MT.GOV
http://boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov/den
Nebraska
Nebraska Board of Dentistry
402-471-2118
DHHS.LicensureUnit@nebraska.gov
http://dhhs.ne.gov/licensure/Pages/Dentistry.aspx
Nevada
Nevada State Board of Dental Examiners
800-337-3926
NSBDE@dental.nv.gov
http://dental.nv.gov
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Board of Dental Examiners
800-735-2964 or 603-271-2152
OPLCLicensing8@oplc.nh.gov
https://www.oplc.nh.gov/board-dental-examiners
New Jersey
New Jersey State Board of Dentistry
973-504-6405
Contact form: https://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/den/Pages/contactus.aspx
Dentistry@dca.njoag.gov
https://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/den/
New Mexico
New Mexico Board of Dental Health Care
505-476-4680
Contact form: https://www.rld.nm.gov/help-center/
Dental.Board@rld.nm.gov
https://www.rld.nm.gov/boards-and-commissions/individual-boards-and-commissions/dental-health-care/
New York
New York State Board for Dentistry
518-474-3817 ext. 550
dentbd@nysed.gov
https://www.op.nysed.gov/dentists
North Carolina
North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners
919-678-8223
info@ncdentalboard.org
http://www.ncdentalboard.org
North Dakota
North Dakota Board of Dental Examiners
701-258-8600
Contact form: https://www.nddentalboard.org/contact/
nfo@nddentalboard.org
https://www.nddentalboard.org
Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands Health Care Professions Licensing Board
670-664-4809
info@cnmilicensing.gov.mp
https://www.cnmilicensing.gov.mp/health-care-professions-licensing-board/
Ohio
Ohio State Dental Board
614-466-2580
Contact form: https://dental.ohio.gov/help-center/contact-us
dental.board@den.ohio.gov
https://dental.ohio.gov
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State Board of Dentistry
405-522-4844
obod.board@ok.gov
https://www.ok.gov/dentistry/
Oregon
Oregon Board of Dentistry
971-673-3200
Information@obd.oregon.gov
https://www.oregon.gov/dentistry/Pages/index.aspx
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State Board of Dentistry
717-783-7162
St-DENTISTRY@pa.gov
https://www.dos.pa.gov/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardsCommissions/Dentistry
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Board of Dental Examiners
787-765-2929
contactus@salud.pr.gov
http://www.salud.gov.pr
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Board of Examiners in Dentistry
401-222-2828
Contact form: https://health.ri.gov/contact/
https://health.ri.gov/licenses/detail.php?id=251
South Carolina
South Carolina Board of Dentistry
803-896-4599
Contact.Dentistry@llr.sc.gov
https://llr.sc.gov/bod/pub.aspx
South Dakota
South Dakota State Board of Dentistry
605-224-1282
Contact form: https://www.sdboardofdentistry.org/contact/
https://www.sdboardofdentistry.org
Tennessee
Tennessee Board of Dentistry
800-778-4123 or 615-532-5073
dental.health@tn.gov
https://www.tn.gov/content/tn/health/health-program-areas/health-professional-boards/dentistry-board.html
Texas
Texas State Board of Dental Examiners
512-463-0235
licensinghelp@tsbde.texas.gov
http://tsbde.texas.gov
Utah
Utah Dentist and Dental Hygienist Licensing Board
866-275-3675 or 801-530-6628
b1@utah.gov
https://dopl.utah.gov/dental/index.html
Vermont
Vermont Board of Dental Examiners
802-828-2390
Contact form: https://sos.vermont.gov/opr/about-opr/contact-us/
https://sos.vermont.gov/dental-examiners/
Virginia
Virginia Board of Dentistry
804-367-4538
denbd@dhp.virginia.gov
https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/Boards/Dentistry
Virgin Islands
Virgin Islands Board of Dental Examiners
340-718-1311
deborah.richardson-peter@doh.vi.gov
https://doh.vi.gov/programs/office-professional-licensure-and-health-planning
Washington
Dental Quality Assurance Commission
360-236-4700
dental@doh.wa.gov
https://www.doh.wa.gov/LicensesPermitsandCertificates/ProfessionsNewReneworUpdate/Dentist
West Virginia
West Virginia Board of Dentistry
877-914-8266
wvbde@suddenlinkmail.com
http://www.wvdentalboard.org
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Dentistry Examining Board
608-266-2112
dsps@wi.gov
https://dsps.wi.gov/pages/BoardsCouncils/Dentistry
Wyoming
Wyoming Board of Dental Examiners
307-777-7387
dentalboard@wyo.gov
https://dental.wyo.gov