Specialty license?

[S Files]

Do specialists have to take the full regional exams? It seems strange that an orthodontist or endodontist would have to do bridge preps and temps. Or do specialists take exams strictly for their specialty? Thanks, any info. would help as I need to decide whether or not to prepare for the NERBS.

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[Periogod]

Do specialists have to take the full regional exams? It seems strange that an orthodontist or endodontist would have to do bridge preps and temps. Or do specialists take exams strictly for their specialty? Thanks, any info. would help as I need to decide whether or not to prepare for the NERBS.

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[ItsGavinC]

And if I recall correctly, the vast majority of specialty programs require their residents to be licensed to practice prior to matriculating into the program. In order to be licensed, you have to comply with state guidelines, which would include taking a regional licensure exam.

In other words, you become a licensed dentist first, and then a licensed specialist.

 

[Dr. Pedo]

Do specialists have to take the full regional exams? It seems strange that an orthodontist or endodontist would have to do bridge preps and temps. Or do specialists take exams strictly for their specialty? Thanks, any info. would help as I need to decide whether or not to prepare for the NERBS.

Are you serious? Please tell me you're not in dental school and just playing around

Dr. B

 

[S Files]

Are you serious? Please tell me you're not in dental school and just playing around

Dr. B

Hey Dr. B, I spoke to Dr. Hall at the NERB office in Silver Springs Maryland and he told me there are several states that allow one to take a specialty board exam and practice that specialty only. No NERB/WREB, etc would be needed. The specialty exam is a 2-3 day event, consists of oral exam, written and case presentations. Of course this depends on the particular specialty and the particular state but he said many specialists have gone this route. Please tell me you don't base all your knowledge and decision-making from information obtained on the SDN board

 

[gryffindor]

Hey Dr. B, I spoke to Dr. Hall at the NERB office in Silver Springs Maryland and he told me there are several states that allow one to take a specialty board exam and practice that specialty only. No NERB/WREB, etc would be needed. The specialty exam is a 2-3 day event, consists of oral exam, written and case presentations. Of course this depends on the particular specialty and the particular state but he said many specialists have gone this route. Please tell me you don't base all your knowledge and decision-making from information obtained on the SDN board

I think I saw this info somewhere on the international dentist forum b/c this is a way for dentists trained outside of US/Canada to do a specialty here and practice in some of those states without having to go through an international dentist program. Try looking over there for the list. You're right, this "exception" does exist. There were probably 20 states on that list, I feel like Texas might have been one of them.

 

[OMFSdoc]

I think I saw this info somewhere on the international dentist forum b/c this is a way for dentists trained outside of US/Canada to do a specialty here and practice in some of those states without having to go through an international dentist program. Try looking over there for the list. You're right, this "exception" does exist. There were probably 20 states on that list, I feel like Texas might have been one of them.

Take the NERB now and get it done. Easy way outs never work out in the end.