The state board of dentistry (also known as board of dental examiners or licensing board) is an agency of the 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.
• Promulgation of rules to enable the board to perform its duties.

State boards are composed of members of the profession and the public.

ALABAMA
State Board of Dental Examiners of Alabama
5346 Stadium Trace Parkway, Suite 112
Hoover, AL 35035
205-985-7267
FAX: 205-985-0674
Email: bdeaal@bellsouth.net
DentalBoard.org

ALASKA (WREB)
Alaska State Board of Dental Examiners
Division of Occupational Licensing
P.O. Box 110806
Juneau, AK 99811-0806
907-465-2542
FAX: 907-465-2974
Email: wanda_fleming@dced.state.ak.us
Commerce.Alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardofDentalExaminers.aspx

ARIZONA (CDCA, WREB)
Arizona State Board of Dental Examiners
4205 North 7th Avenue, Ste. 300
Phoenix, AZ 85013
602-242-1492, ext. 23
FAX: 602-242-1445
DentalBoard.AZ.gov

ARKANSAS (CDCA, SRTA)
Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners
101 East Capitol, Suite 111
Little Rock, AR 72201
501-682-2085
FAX: 501-682-3543
Email: asbde@arkansas.gov
ASBDE.org

CALIFORNIA
The Dental Board of CA
1432 Howe Avenue, #85
Sacramento, CA 95825
916-263-2300, ext. 2306
FAX: 916-263-2140
DBC.CA.gov/

COLORADO (CRDTS)
Colorado State Board of Dental Examiners
1560 Broadway, Suite 1310
Denver, CO 80202
303-894-7763
FAX: 303-894-7764
Colorado.gov/pacific/dora/Dental_Board​

COMMONWEALTH OF JAMAICA (CDCA)
Dental Council of Jamaica
c/o Kingston School of Nursing
50 Half Way Tree Road
Kingston 5, Jamaica
876-332 5693
DentalCouncilofJamaica.com
 

CONNECTICUT (CDCA)
Connecticut State Dental Commission Dept. of Public Health
410 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06134-0308
860-509-7590
FAX: 860-509-8457
Portal.CT.gov/DPH/Public-Health-Hearing-Office/Connecticut-State-Dental-Commission/Connecticut-State-Dental-Commission

DELAWARE
Delaware State Board of Dental Examiners
861 Silver Lake Blvd. Cannon Building, Suite 203
Dover, DE 19903
302-739-4522, ext. 220
FAX: 302-739-2711
Email: gfranzolino@state.de.us
dpr.Delaware.gov/boards/dental

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (CDCA)
District of Columbia Board of Dentistry Department of Health
825 N. Capital St., NE
First Floor
Washington, DC 20002
202-724-8745
FAX: 202-442-9431
doh.DC.gov/service/dentistry-licensing

FLORIDA (CDCA)
Florida Board of Dentistry
4052 Bald Cypress Way
Bin C08 Tallahassee, FL 32399-3256
850-245-4474
FAX: 850-922-5389
FloridasDentistry.gov

GEORGIA (SRTA)
Georgia Board of Dentistry
237 Coliseum Drive
Macon, GA 31217-3858
478-207-1681
FAX: 478-207-1685
GBD.Georgia.gov

HAWAII (CDCA)
Hawaii State Board of Dental Examiners
Dept. of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
P.O. Box 3469 Honolulu, HI 96801
808-586-2702
FAX: 808-586-2874
Hawaii.gov/dcca/pvl/boards/dentist/

IDAHO (WREB)
Idaho State Board of Dentistry
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0021
208-334-2369
FAX: 208-334-3247
Email: smiller@isbd.state.id.us
ISBD.Idaho.gov

ILLINOIS (CDCA) (CRDTS)
Licensure Maintenance or Initial Licensure
Illinois State Board of Dentistry
Dept. of Professional Regulation and Education
320 W. Washington, 3rd Floor
Springfield, IL 62786
217-782-8556 (Initial License)
217-782-0458 (All Other)
FAX: 217-782-7645
IDFPR.com/profs/dentist.asp

INDIANA (CDCA)
Indiana State Board of Dentistry
402 W. Washington, Room W072
Indianapolis, IN 46204
317-234-2010
FAX:317-233-4236
Email: hpb7@hpb.state.in.us
IN.gov/pla/dental.htm

IOWA (CRDTS)
Iowa Board of Dental Examiners
Executive Hills West
400 SW 8th Street, Suite D
Des Moines, IA 50309-4687
515-281-5157
FAX: 515-281-7969
DentalBoard.Iowa.gov/

KANSAS (CRDTS)
Kansas Dental Board
900 S.W. Jackson St., Rm. 564S
Topeka, KS 66612
785-296-6400
FAX: 785-296-3116
Email: dental2@ink.org
Dental.KS.gov

KENTUCKY (CDCA, SRTA)
Kentucky Board of Dentistry
312 Whittington Parkway, Suite 101
Louisville, KY 40222
502-429-7280
FAX: 502-423-1239
Dentistry.KY.gov

LOUISIANA
Louisiana State Board of Dentistry
365 Canal Street, Suite 2680
New Orleans, LA 70130
504-568-8574
FAX: 504-568-8598
LSBD.org

MAINE (CDCA)
Maine Board of Dental Examiners
143 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
207-287-3333
FAX: 287-8140
Maine.gov/dental

MARYLAND (CDCA)
Maryland State Board of Dental Examiners
The Benjamin Rush Bldg.
Spring Grove Hospital Center
55 Wade Avenue Baltimore, M.D. 21228
410-402-8511
FAX: 410-402-8505
Health.Maryland.gov/dental/Pages/home.aspx

MASSACHUSETTS (CDCA)
Massachusetts Board of Registration in Dentistry
239 Causeway Street, Suite 500
Boston, MA 02114
617-973-0973
FAX: 617-973-0980
Email: dentistry.admin@state.ma.us
Mass.gov/dph/boards/dn

MICHIGAN (CDCA)
Michigan Board of Dentistry
P.O. Box 30670
Lansing, MI 48909-8170
517-335-0918
FAX: 517-241-3082
Michigan.gov/healthlicense

MINNESOTA (CDCA, CRDTS)
Minnesota Board of Dentistry
2829 University Avenue SE, Suite 450
Minneapolis, MN 55414
612-617-2250
FAX: 612-617-2260
DentalBoard.state.MN.us

MISSISSIPPI (CDCA)
Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners
600 East Amite Street, Suite 100
Jackson, MS 39201-2801
601-944-9622
FAX: 601-944-9624
MSBDE.state.MS.us

MISSOURI (CDCA, CRDTS)
Missouri Dental Board
P.O. Box 1367
Jefferson City, MO 65102-1367
573-751-0042
FAX: 573-751-8216
pr.MO.gov/dental.asp

MONTANA (WREB)
Montana Board of Dentistry
301 South Park
P.O. Box 200513
Helena, MT 59620-0513
406-841-2390
FAX: 406-841-2305
Email: compolden@mt.gov
b.bsd.dli.mt.gov/license/bsd_boards/den_board/board_page.asp​

NEBRASKA (CRDTS)
Nebraska Board of Examiners in Dentistry
Credentialing Division
P.O. Box 94986
Lincoln, NE 68509-4986
402-471-4926
FAX: 402-471-3577
Email: doh0223@vmhost.cdp.state.ne.us
BoardofDentistry.net/Nebraska-board-of-dentistry-db27

NEVADA (CDCA)
Nevada State Board of Dental Examiners
6010 S. Rainbow Blvd., Ste. A
Las Vegas, NV 89119
702-486-7044
FAX: 702-486-7046
Email:nsbde@govmail.state.nv.us
Dental.NV.gov

NEW HAMPSHIRE (CDCA)
New Hampshire Board of Dental Examiners
121 Fruit St.
Concord, NH 03301-2412
603-271-4561
FAX: 603-271-6702
State.NH.us/dental

NEW JERSEY (CDCA, fomerly NERB)
New Jersey State Board for Dentistry
124 Halsey Street
P.O. Box 45005
Newark, NJ 07101
973-504-6405
FAX: 973-273-8075
State.NJ.us/lps/ca/medical.htm

NEW MEXICO (CDCA, WREB)
New Mexico Board of Dental Health Care
Toney Anaya Building
2550 Cerrillos Road, Second Floor
Santa Fe, NM 87505
505-476-4680
FAX: 505-476-7095
Email: dentalboard@state.nm.us
RLD.state.NM.us/boards/Dental_Health_Care.aspx

NEW YORK (CDCA)
New York State Board for Dentistry
89 Washington Avenue
2nd Floor-West Wing
Albany, NY 12234
518-474-3817, ext. 550
FAX: 518-473-6995
OP.NYSED.gov

NORTH CAROLINA
North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners
15100 Weston Parkway, Suite 101
Carey, NC 27513-2129
919-678-8223
FAX: 919-678-8472
NCdentalboard.org

NORTH DAKOTA (CRDTS)
North Dakota State Board of Dental Examiners
P.O. Box 7246
Bismarck, ND 58507-7246
701-223-1474
FAX: 701-224-0038
Email: ndsbde@aptnd.com
NDdentalboard.org/

OHIO (CDCA)
Ohio State Dental Board
77 S. High Street, 17th Floor
Columbus, OH 43266-0306
614-466-1786
FAX: 614-752-8995
Email:jrasm@mail.peps.state.oh.us
Dental.Ohio.gov

OKLAHOMA (WREB)
Oklahoma Board of Dentistry
201 N.E. 38th Terrace, #2
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
405-524-9037
FAX: 405-524-2223
Email: dentist@oklaosf.state.ok.us
OK.gov/dentistry

OREGON (CDCA, WREB)
Oregon Board of Dentistry
1500 SW 1st Ave., Suite 770
Portland, OR 97201
971-673-3200
FAX: 503-229-6606
Email:teresa.haynes@oregondentistry.org
Oregon.gov/Dentistry/Pages/index.aspx

PENNSYLVANIA (CDCA)
Pennsylvania State Board of Dentistry
P.O. Box 2649
Harrisburg, PA 17105
717-783-7162
FAX: 717-787-7769
Email: dentistry@pados.state.pa.us
DOS.state.PA.us

PUERTO RICO
Puerto Rico Board of Dental Examiners
Department of Health
P.O. Box 10200
San Juan, PR 00908
787-723-1617
FAX: 787-723-7903
Salud.PR.gov

RHODE ISLAND (CDCA)
Rhode Island State Board of Examiners in Dentistry
Three Capitol Hill, Room 104
Providence, RI 02908-5097
401-222-2151
FAX: 401-222-1272
Health.state.RI.us/

SOUTH CAROLINA (SRTA)
South Carolina State Board of Dentistry
P.O. Box 11329
Columbia, SC 29211-1329
803-896-4599
FAX: 803-896-4596
LLR.state.SC.us/pol/dentistry/

SOUTH DAKOTA (CRDTS)
South Dakota State Board of Dentistry
P.O. Box 1037
106 W. Capitol Pierre, SD 57501
605-224-1282
FAX: 605-224-7426
Email: sdsbd@dtgnet.com
SDboardofdentistry.org

TENNESSEE (SRTA)
Tennessee Board of Dentistry
425 5th Avenue North
Cordell Hull Building, 1st fl.
Nashville, TN 37247-1010
888-310-4650, ext. 25073
FAX: 615-532-5369
State.TN.us/health

TEXAS (WREB)
Texas State Board of Dental Examiners
333 Guadalupe, Tower 3, #800
Austin, TX 78701
512-463-6400
FAX: 512-463-7452
TSBDE.state.TX.us

UTAH (CDCA, WREB)
Utah Dentist and Dental Hygienist Licensing Board
160 East 300 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6741
801-530-6628
FAX: 801-530-6511
DOPL.Utah.gov/licensing/dentistry.html

VERMONT (CDCA)
Vermont Board of Dental Examiners
Secretary of State, Office of Prof’l Reg’ns.
National Life Building, North Fl 2
Montpelier, VT 05620-3402
802-828-2390
FAX: 802-828-2465
Email:dlafaill@sec.state.vt.us
SEC.state.VT.us

VIRGINIA (SRTA)
Virginia Board of Dentistry
6603 W. Broad Street, 5th Floor
Richmond, VA 23230-1712
804-662-9906
FAX: 804-662-7246
DHP.Virginia.gov/dentistry/

VIRGIN ISLANDS
Virgin Islands Board of Dental Examiners
Department of Health
48 Sugar Estate
St. Thomas, VI 00802
340-774-0117
FAX: 340-777-4001
DOH.VI.gov/programs/office-professional-licensure-and-health-planning

WASHINGTON (WREB)
Washington State Dental Health Care Quality
Assurance Commission
1112 SE Quince Street
P.O. Box 47867
Olympia, WA 98504-7867
360-236-4822
FAX: 360-664-9077
Email: donna.johnson@doh.wa.gov 
DOH.WA.gov/licenses-permits-and-certificates/professions-new-renew-or-update/dentist

WEST VIRGINIA (CDCA)
1319 Robert C. Byrd Drive
PO Box 1447
Crab Orchard, WV 25827
304-252-8266
FAX: 304-253-9454
Email:apsa@citynet.net
WVdentalboard.org

WISCONSIN (CDCA, CRDTS)
Wisconsin Department of Safety & Professional Services
1400 East Washington Avenue, Rm 12
P.O. Box 8935
1400 E. Washington Avenue
Madison, WI 53708
608-266-2811
FAX: 608-261-7083
dsps.WI.gov/pages/BoardsCouncils/Dentistry/Default.aspx

WYOMING (CRDTS)
Wyoming Board of Dental Examiners
2020 Carey Avenue, Suite 201
Cheyenne, WY 82002
307-777-6529
FAX: 307-777-3508
Dental.WYO.org