Hi,

My wife who is completing her dental studies will be joining me in NY.
I believe any one can take a National Board Exam. Can some one please
help me in understanding what is the procedure after passing the
exams? Can she start her residency program here in USA after she
completes her exams? Would really appreciate your help.

Thanks,

Amit.

tinkuaag wrote:

> Hi,
>
> My wife who is completing her dental studies will be joining me in NY.
> I believe any one can take a National Board Exam. Can some one please
> help me in understanding what is the procedure after passing the
> exams? Can she start her residency program here in USA after she
> completes her exams? Would really appreciate your help.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Amit.
>

Unless things have changed since my time (and they MAY have) you need
not have a valid license to enroll in a certified residency program, as
you are technically still in a supervised situation.
As far as the license, I believe in NY foreign graduates had to sit for
something called the bench test. The dental society could probably help
you out.

http://www.nysdental.org/

Steve

--
Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS
http://www.dentaltwins.com
Brooklyn, NY
718-258-5001

On Mar 7, 5:08 pm, Mark & Steven Bornfeld
<bornfeldm...@dentaltwins.com> wrote:

> tinkuaag wrote:

>

>

>

>
> Unless things have changed since my time (and they MAY have) you need
> not have a valid license to enroll in a certified residency program, as
> you are technically still in a supervised situation.
> As far as the license, I believe in NY foreign graduates had to sit for
> something called the bench test. The dental society could probably help
> you out.
>
> http://www.nysdental.org/
>
> Steve
>
> --
> Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDShttp://www.dentaltwins.com
> Brooklyn, NY
> 718-258-5001

So does one need license to work in a hospital after completion of
residency or license is only required if you want to start your own
practice. thanks for your response.

Amit

tinkuaag wrote:

>
>
> So does one need license to work in a hospital after completion of
> residency or license is only required if you want to start your own
> practice. thanks for your response.
>
> Amit
>

I cannot say for sure; but if you're attending staff, I cannot imagine
a situation where you would not need a state license. Perhaps the armed
forces, maybe even some administrative or academic position in the
gumm't. But generally speaking, if you aren't in a supervised academic
program in a medical center, you are practicing dentistry--and you'll
need a license.

Steve

--
Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS
http://www.dentaltwins.com
Brooklyn, NY
718-258-5001

The military requires a valid state dental license.


On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:46:19 +0000, Mark & Steven Bornfeld wrote:

> tinkuaag wrote:

>
>
> I cannot say for sure; but if you're attending staff, I cannot imagine
> a situation where you would not need a state license. Perhaps the armed
> forces, maybe even some administrative or academic position in the
> gumm't. But generally speaking, if you aren't in a supervised academic
> program in a medical center, you are practicing dentistry--and you'll
> need a license.
>
> Steve

On Fri, 09 Mar 2007 16:34:10 GMT, Steven Bornfeld <> wrote:

>James wrote:

>
>
> Hmm...wonder when that changed. I know when I graduated (1976) many
>were commissioned 2nd lieutenants out of school as dental officers. One
>of my buds had trouble--a great deal of trouble getting a licence, all
>the time serving as a dental officer.
>
>Steve

Thought that a dentist can go into the airforce, army as a captain.
Lieutenant in the navy.
Not sure about the marines.

In the US military dental system, the marines do not have marine health
care providers such as physicians, dentists, nurses, combat field
corpsmen (medics), pharmacists etc. All the medical guys and gals are
members of the NAVY assigned to the marines for a specified length of
time. The marines are part of the Navy. This is the reason that we see
Navy personnel being killed in Iraq. They are embedded with the marines,
and suffer the same misfortunes as marines. It has been like this since
before WWI. The marines, however, DO have their own lawyers and judges, etc.