Dental Licensure

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Dental Licensure
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Mutual Recognition

• When one state recognizes the licensing exam or
  licensure requirements from another state
• For Example The current licensure exam in NY
  state is recognized by all other states in the
  North East and also by some other states outside
  of the North East region

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States Accepting the NERB Examination

• NERB Participating States/Jurisdictions 
• CONNECTICUT
• DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
• ILLINOIS
• MAINE
• MARYLAND
• MASSACHUSETTS
• MICHIGAN
• NEW HAMPSHIRE
• NEW JERSEY
• NEW YORK
• OHIO
• PENNSYLVANIA
• RHODE ISLAND
• VERMONT
• WEST VIRGINIA

• Recognizing Jurisdictions
• KANSAS
• KENTUCKY
• MINNESOTA
• MISSOURI
• NEBRASKA
• UTAH

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Licensure by Credentials

• When one states recognizes the licensure exam
  from another state as long as that person has
  practiced dentistry for (X) number of years
• Some states give licensure by credentials after 5
  years, 3 years, 1 year, etc. Some states even
  give licensure by credentials after 0 years,
  which is like mutual recognition but with a catch

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NERB

• The North East Regional Boards
• This board exam is the current licensure exam in
  NY state and all other North East schools
• Many problems with this exam
• Solution NY state is no longer accepting the
  NERB as a licensure exam as of 2006

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PGY1

• PGY1 is a mandatory 5th year residency with an
  accredited residency program
• As of 2006, PGY1 is the only form of licensure
  accreditation accepted in NY state
• Practical way to achieve mutual recognition
• This is both good and bad

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GME Funding

• GME funding for dental residency programs was
  recently cut
• In the past, all accredited dental residency
  programs were paid positions
• Now, only hospital and some private residency
  program are paid positions
• This could lead to many future problems

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ASDAs Position

• The American Student Dental Association strongly
  supports high quality dental education, and
  favors voluntary postgraduate training and the
  creation of additional postgraduate
  opportunities. The American Student Dental
  Association is opposed to a mandatory one-year
  post-graduate program or the addition of an
  additional year to the present dental curriculum.
  
• The American Student Dental Association supports
  students having the option to complete a ADA
  accredited postgraduate residency program in lieu
  of a clinical licensure exam for the purpose of
  initial licensure.

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Future Possibilities and Problems

• PGY1 becomes universal
• Lack of residency programs
• Ample residency programs (few funded programs)
• PGY1 fails
• NERB is no longer offered in NY state
• Students have to drive themselves and their
  patients to another state dental school to take
  the NERBs

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Scenarios

• NY state resident staying in NY state
• NY state resident planning to leave NY state at
  some point in career
• Non-NY state residents planning to leave NY state
  upon graduation