Checking with dental societies, dental supply houses, professional practice brokers, planning departments and other local organizations can help identify the right opportunity. For a list of current job listing, browse Caljobs or America's Job Bank . Sound Requires QuickTime 4 Education and Training Dentists practicing in California must be licensed by the State Board of Dental Examiners. The American Dental Association National Board exam is required for graduation from an accredited dental school. It is given in two parts and is usually taken in the sophomore and senior years of dental school.
Graduates are eligible to take the State licensing exam.
The three-day State examination also measures practical abilities. Candidates perform specified clinical procedures on patients, make diagnoses and develop treatment plans as well as perform specified laboratory procedures. Licenses are renewed every two years, and requires fifty hours of continuing education. These dentistry programs take either three or four years to complete. The minimum qualification for admission is two or three years of college, but most successful applicants have a Bachelor's degree.