This board licenses and regulates dentistry and its related professions in New Jersey. The board licenses dentists, registered dental assistants, limited registered dental assistants, dental hygienists, teachers, interns, and residents studying dentistry. The board also issues the following permits: parenteral conscious sedation, general anesthesia, and specialty (advertisements). Inquiries about the Board may be forwarded to Jonathan Eisenmenger, Executive Director, New Jersey State Board of Dentistry, PO Box 45005, Newark, NJ 07101, (973) 504-6405.

Important Information about the Criminal History Background Check [pdf 64K]

Important Notice on Continuing Education for Registered Dental Hygienists and Registered Dental Assistants

Nitrous Oxide Analgesia Monitoring - CE Requirements for RDH and RDA [pdf 7K]

General Anesthesia: Equipment, Supplies and Medications (required by N.J.A.C.13:30-8.3)

Incident Report Form [pdf 149K]

Information Regarding Medical Malpractice Liability Insurance Premium Assistance Fund

Branch Request Form

Complaint Form

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

• Licensing  
• Consumers
• Enteral Sedation Permits

  List of Approved Enteral Sedation Programs

Applications

• Control Dangerous Substances Application
• Dental License [pdf 66K]
• Dental Hygienist [pdf 349K]
• Dental Assistant [pdf 383K]
• Resident Permit [pdf 1.4K]
• Reinstatement - Dentist [pdf 258K]
• Reinstatement - Hygienist [pdf 340k]
• Reinstatement - Registered Dental Assistant [pdf 204K]

Board Meetings

• Meeting Dates
• Minutes
• Agendas

Online Services

• Change-of-Address Form
• Dentistry Licensee Directory
• Dentistry Branches Licensee Directory

Newsletter

• Fall 2004 [pdf 260K]

N.J.P.B "Uniform Prescription Blanks Programs" Approved Vendor List

• HTML version
• Adobe Acrobat PDF version [pdf 1.6K]

Rules

• Dentistry Laws [pdf 80K]
• Dentistry Regulations [pdf 164K]
• Uniform Enforcement Act [pdf 68K]
• Licensee Duty to Cooperate [pdf 20K]

• Proposals & Adoptions

Other Web Resources

• American Dental Association - General Information about the practice of dentistry, recognized dental specialties, accreditation and examination information

• Dental Hygiene and Dental Assistant Programs Accredited by the American Dental Association

• Dental Schools Accredited by the American Dental Association

• New Jersey Dental Association - Professional organization of dentists in New Jersey includes general information about dentistry
  
  
• New Jersey Dental Hygienists Association - Professional organization of dental hygienists in New Jersey includes general information about being a dental hygienist.
  
  
• Northeast Regional Board of Examiners (NERB) - Information about clinical examinations required for New Jersey licensure