Texas Dental Licensure
for International Dentists
How an international dentist (IDG) gets licensed to practice in Texas without a US DDS or DMD — sourced from a direct reply from the Texas dental board.
Foreign Educated Graduate (FEG) pathway: 2-year CODA-accredited specialty residency. AEGD/GPR alone do NOT qualify as the FEG education requirement.
TSBDE (May 2026) referred all foreign-educated applicants to the official Foreign Educated Graduate page: https://tsbde.texas.gov/licensing/dentists/dentist-license-foreign-educated-graduates/ — that page is the controlling source.
Source: Texas State Board of Dental Examiners (licensinghelp@tsbde.texas.gov), 2026-05-14
These are the post-graduate training programs the Texas board accepts as the educational requirement for IDGs:
- AEGD 1 — TX Foreign-Educated Graduate (FEG) pathway requires a 2-year CODA specialty residency. AEGD/GPR alone do not qualify.
- AEGD 2 — TX Foreign-Educated Graduate (FEG) pathway requires a 2-year CODA specialty residency. AEGD/GPR alone do not qualify.
- GPR 1 — TX Foreign-Educated Graduate (FEG) pathway requires a 2-year CODA specialty residency. AEGD/GPR alone do not qualify.
- GPR 2 — TX Foreign-Educated Graduate (FEG) pathway requires a 2-year CODA specialty residency. AEGD/GPR alone do not qualify.
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Compiled from direct email correspondence with the Texas dental board (May 2026 cycle). Always confirm current requirements with the board before submitting an application.