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tinkuaag - 07 Mar 2007 18:58 GMT

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.

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Mark & Steven Bornfeld - 07 Mar 2007 22:08 GMT

> Hi,
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> 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

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tinkuaag - 07 Mar 2007 23:38 GMT

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

> > Hi,
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> 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

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Mark & Steven Bornfeld - 08 Mar 2007 00:46 GMT

> 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

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James - 09 Mar 2007 04:56 GMT

The military requires a valid state dental license.

>> 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
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> Steve

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Steven Bornfeld - 09 Mar 2007 16:34 GMT

> The military requires a valid state dental license.

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

>>> 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
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>> Steve

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Newbie - 09 Mar 2007 16:43 GMT

>> The military requires a valid state dental license.
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>Steve

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

>>>> 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
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>>> Steve

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Le Huart - 09 Mar 2007 21:55 GMT

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.

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