Board Candidacy

Board Candidacy Requirements

1. Completion of advanced education in Pediatric Dentistry accredited by the American Dental Association/Commission on Dental Accreditation(CODA) or the Commission of Dental Accreditation of Canada (CDAC).
2. Completion of an advanced placement program in Pediatric Dentistry for Internationally-Educated Pediatric Dentists accredited by the American Dental Association/Commission on Dental Accreditation(CODA).  

    

 NOTE: For items 1 and 2 the pediatric dentist MUST provide evidence of an active license with expiration date, a faculty permit, a faculty limited license, or an international dental license to engage in the practice and/or teaching of pediatric dentistry and a copy of the certification of completion of the CODA or CDAC-accredited training program.

The documents must be included with the application for Board Candidacy and a completed Annual Credentials form following the first Qualifying Examination.

The deadline to apply for Board Candidacy is December 30. If an applicant fails to apply for Board Candidacy by the deadline, that year's QE results will be forfeited.   

Board candidacy applications can be located by logging into your ABPD dashboard. All applications must include the following supporting documentation: 
  1. Copy of current dental license with expiration date.
  2. Copy of pediatric residency program certificate or official final pediatric dental transcript from the Dental School Registrar's office.