State dental boards

Contact information is subject to change. Please visit the respective state board's Website for the most up-to-date information.

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
Phone: 205-985-7267
Email: licensing@dentalboard.org

Alaska
Board of Dental Examiners of Alaska
Phone: 907-465-2550
Email: BoardofDentalExaminers@Alaska.Gov

Arizona
Arizona State Board of Dental Examiners
Phone: 602-242-1492
Email: info@dentalboard.az.gov

Arkansas
Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners
Phone: 501-682-2085
Email: asbde@arkansas.gov

California
Dental Board of California
Phone: 877-729-7789 or 916-263-2300
Email: DentalBoard@dca.ca.gov

Colorado
Colorado Dental Board
Phone: 303-894-7800
Email: dora_dentalboard@state.co.us

Connecticut
Connecticut State Dental Commission
Phone: 860-509-7603 Menu Option 4
Email: oplc.dph@ct.gov

Delaware
Board of Dentistry and Dental Hygiene
Phone: 302-744-4500
Email: customerservice.dpr@delaware.gov

District of Columbia
The DC Board of Dentistry
Phone: 877-672-2174 or 202-442-5955
Email: doh@dc.gov

Florida
Florida Board of Dentistry
Phone: 850-488-0595
Email: MQALicensureServices@flhealth.gov

Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Board of Dental Examiners
787-765-2929
Email: contactus@salud.pr.gov

Rhode Island
Rhode Island Board of Examiners in Dentistry
401-222-2828
Contact form: https://health.ri.gov/contact/

South Carolina
South Carolina Board of Dentistry
803-896-4599
Email: Contact.Dentistry@llr.sc.gov

South Dakota
South Dakota State Board of Dentistry
605-224-1282
Contact form: https://www.sdboardofdentistry.org/contact/

Tennessee
Tennessee Board of Dentistry
800-778-4123 or 615-532-5073
Email: dental.health@tn.gov

Texas
Texas State Board of Dental Examiners
737-363-2320
Email: licensinghelp@tsbde.texas.gov

Utah
Utah Dentist and Dental Hygienist Licensing Board
866-275-3675 or 801-530-6628
Email: b1@utah.gov

Vermont
Vermont Board of Dental Examiners
802-828-2390
Contact form: https://sos.vermont.gov/opr/about-opr/contact-us/

Virginia
Virginia Board of Dentistry
804-367-4538
Email: denbd@dhp.virginia.gov

Virgin Islands
Virgin Islands Board of Dental Examiners
340-718-1311
Email: boardofdentalexaminers@doh.vi.gov

Washington
Dental Quality Assurance Commission
360-236-4700
Email: dental@doh.wa.gov

West Virginia
West Virginia Board of Dentistry
877-914-8266
Email: wvbde@suddenlinkmail.com

Wisconsin
Wisconsin Dentistry Examining Board
608-266-2112
Email: dsps@wi.gov

Wyoming
Wyoming Board of Dental Examiners
307-777-7387
Email: dentalboard@wyo.gov