Verified October 9, 2026 against the practice act, board rules and sources cited below. The board decides every application. All states
What dentists miss in Indiana
- The jurisprudence exam arrives by email and must be returned within 14 days.
- Indiana requires only 20 CE hours per two-year cycle, but half must be live.
- Assistants' x-ray qualifications run through the Department of Health, not the dental board.
Can a dentist licensed elsewhere get a Indiana license by credentials?
A dentist with an active, equivalent license in another state can apply by reciprocity for $250. The license must show no discipline, or the board reviews the file first. Applicants verify every license ever held, complete a criminal background check and pass the Indiana jurisprudence exam.
- Licensure by credentials available
Citation: Indiana Professional Licensing Agency, Dentist by Reciprocity requirements
Which clinical exams does Indiana accept?
Exam applicants need a clinical exam passed within five years from CDCA, NERB, WREB, CITA, CRDTS or SRTA. ADEX lists Indiana as accepting its dental exam.
- ADEX accepted
Does Indiana require a jurisprudence exam?
Every applicant, with no exemptions, passes a 30-question emailed jurisprudence exam on Indiana dental and hygiene law, board rules and infection control, scoring at least 75 percent within 14 days.
- Jurisprudence or law exam
Is Indiana in the dental compact?
Indiana is not a dental compact member.
- Not a compact member
Does Indiana require a sedation permit?
Dentists need a board permit, with a $50 application fee, to employ general anesthesia, deep sedation or light parenteral conscious sedation. General anesthesia and deep sedation permits require at least one year of postdoctoral anesthesia training.
- Separate sedation permit
What hygienists need to know in Indiana
Hygienists with an active, equivalent license elsewhere can apply by reciprocity for $100. Giving local anesthetic requires a separate Dental Hygienist Anesthesia Permit ($25) backed by proof of anesthesia training from the school or program.
- Hygienist licensure by credentials
- Local anesthesia permit for hygienists
Do dental assistants need a Indiana registration?
The Professional Licensing Agency issues no licenses, permits or certifications for dental assisting. Assistants who need x-ray qualifications deal with the Indiana Department of Health.
- No assistant registration
Does Indiana offer a temporary or restricted dental license?
Indiana issues dental instructor and faculty licenses and residency permits, limited to people employed by or training at the Indiana University School of Dentistry.
- Temporary or restricted license available
How often does a Indiana dental license renew?
Dentist licenses expire March 1 of even-numbered years. Dentists complete 20 hours of continuing education, half of it live, including a two-hour course on ethics and Indiana law. No CE is due in the first two years of licensure.
- Renews every 2 years
- 20 CE hours per cycle
Licensing in Indiana?
For a license, we prepare every supporting document and a question-by-question guide, request your verifications, and track it to a decision; you complete, sign and submit the application. License by credentials is $799 per state.