Idaho Dental License

Can a dentist licensed elsewhere get a Idaho license by credentials?

The board may license a dentist without further exam who holds an active, clean license elsewhere, has at least 3,500 hours of clinical practice over the five years before applying, passed the National Boards and passed a board-approved clinical exam.

• Licensure by credentials available
• Practice required: 5 years of clinical practice immediately before applying, at least 3,500 hours

Citation: Idaho Code § 54-916B

Which clinical exams does Idaho accept?

Applicants pass a board-approved clinical exam; results stay valid for licensure by examination for five years. ADEX lists Idaho as accepting its dental exam.

• ADEX accepted

Is Idaho in the dental compact?

Idaho is not a dental compact member.

• Not a compact member

Does Idaho require a sedation permit?

Moderate enteral, moderate parenteral, and general anesthesia or deep sedation each need a board permit; only a parenteral permit allows moderate sedation of children under 16 and 100 pounds. Training must be within five years unless the dentist has held an equivalent permit elsewhere for 12 months. Permits renew every five years with 25 sedation CE hours.

• Separate sedation permit

Does Idaho issue specialty licenses?

Idaho licenses dental specialists, who need a CODA-accredited postdoctoral program of at least two years and an acceptable general exam, a specialty exam, or American Board certification.

• Specialty license or permit

What hygienists need to know in Idaho

Hygienists licensed elsewhere for at least a year, with 1,000 practice hours in the last two years, can be licensed by credentials. There is no separate anesthesia permit: hygiene applicants pass a board-approved clinical local anesthesia exam to be licensed. A restorative endorsement is available.

• Hygienist licensure by credentials

Do dental assistants need a Idaho registration?

Dental assistants may perform duties they are trained for under a dentist's direct supervision, but may not give sedation or local injectable anesthetic, remove calculus or place permanent restorations. The rules create no assistant license.

• No assistant registration

Does Idaho offer a temporary or restricted dental license?

A volunteer's license without exam lets retired dentists and hygienists treat people unable to get regular care because of age, infirmity, indigence or disability.

• Temporary or restricted license available

How often does a Idaho dental license renew?

Dentists renew by September 30 of even-numbered years and hygienists by March 31 of odd-numbered years. Active licensees report 30 hours of continuing education or volunteer practice.

• Renews every 2 years
• 30 CE hours per cycle