Licensure by Credentials is the pathway to licensure for an applicant who holds a license in another state, who passed a state administered clinical exam when the scorecard or report shows that testing included live patients, or one of the regional clinical exams, and who has recently practiced dentistry for at least 5 years. The applicant is additionally required to:
Hold a current, unrestricted license to practice dentistry in another jurisdiction in the United States which was obtained by successfully passing a clinical competency examination comparable to the exam required by the Commonwealth of Virginia and are certified to be in good standing by each jurisdiction in which you currently hold or have held a license.
Provide the Number of Hours of clinical practice for each dental position held within the six-year period prior to submitting an application. Hours must be reported per calendar year. To qualify for licensure by credentials the applicant must have practiced a minimum of 600 hours in each of five calendar years during the six years immediately preceding your application. The Board counts back six years from the date of receipt of an application.
When a license has not been renewed within one year of the expiration date, or a license has been suspended or revoked, a person may apply to reinstate their license by submission of a reinstatement application.
