Texas
Specialty Residency → Specialty License- What training qualifies
- Foreign Educated Graduate (FEG) pathway: 2-year CODA-accredited specialty residency. AEGD/GPR alone do NOT qualify as the FEG education requirement.
- Exams
- National Boards Parts I & II (or INBDE) + a regional general-dentistry clinical exam dated within 7 years + TSBDE Jurisprudence Assessment (within 1 year)
- Scope
- General dentistry license (the FEG pathway leads to a general license — but the qualifying education must be a specialty program, not AEGD/GPR)
- Board notes
- TSBDE Foreign Educated Graduate page (retrieved 2026-08-05): a foreign grad must complete a 2-year CODA-accredited ADA-recognized SPECIALTY program ("at least two full-time academic years"). The board will NOT recognize a GPR or AEGD in lieu of the regional clinical exam, so AEGD/GPR alone do not satisfy the FEG education requirement. Requires National Boards Parts I & II (or INBDE), a regional general-dentistry clinical exam within 7 years, and the TSBDE Jurisprudence Assessment within 1 year. Controlling source: https://tsbde.texas.gov/licensing/dentists/dentist-license-foreign-educated-graduates/
- Confidence
- verified · Texas State Board of Dental Examiners page (tsbde.texas.gov), retrieved 2026-08-05 · last reviewed August 2026
Programs this state accepts
Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics
Specialty license (FEG). FEG holders may sit the GP exam later to upgrade to full TX license. — Specialty residency must be 2-yr CODA-accredited.
Periodontics
Specialty license (FEG). FEG holders may sit the GP exam later to upgrade to full TX license. — Specialty residency must be 2-yr CODA-accredited.
Endodontics
Specialty license (FEG). FEG holders may sit the GP exam later to upgrade to full TX license. — Specialty residency must be 2-yr CODA-accredited.
Prosthodontics
Specialty license (FEG). FEG holders may sit the GP exam later to upgrade to full TX license. — Specialty residency must be 2-yr CODA-accredited.
Pediatric Dentistry
Specialty license (FEG). FEG holders may sit the GP exam later to upgrade to full TX license. — Specialty residency must be 2-yr CODA-accredited.
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Specialty license (FEG). FEG holders may sit the GP exam later to upgrade to full TX license. — Specialty residency must be 2-yr CODA-accredited.
Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology
Specialty license (FEG). FEG holders may sit the GP exam later to upgrade to full TX license. — Specialty residency must be 2-yr CODA-accredited.
Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology
Specialty license (FEG). FEG holders may sit the GP exam later to upgrade to full TX license. — Specialty residency must be 2-yr CODA-accredited.
Oral Medicine
Specialty license (FEG). FEG holders may sit the GP exam later to upgrade to full TX license. — Specialty residency must be 2-yr CODA-accredited.
Orofacial Pain
Specialty license (FEG). FEG holders may sit the GP exam later to upgrade to full TX license. — Specialty residency must be 2-yr CODA-accredited.
Dental Public Health
Specialty license (FEG). FEG holders may sit the GP exam later to upgrade to full TX license. — Specialty residency must be 2-yr CODA-accredited.
Dental Anesthesiology
Specialty license (FEG). FEG holders may sit the GP exam later to upgrade to full TX license. — Specialty residency must be 2-yr CODA-accredited.
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