Application Resources for Dental Professionals
A list of resources that may be of use to applicants for licensure or registration with the Iowa Dental Board.
- Central Regional Testing Service, Inc. (CRDTS): Patient-based and manikin-based exams.
- Commission on Dental Competency Assessments (CDCA): Patient-based and manikin-based exams.
- Western Regional Examining Board (WREB) Scheduled to merge with CDCA in 2022-2023: Patient-based exam. (Manikin-based exam accepted for RDH.)
- States Resources for Testing & Assessments (SRTA): Patient-based exam.
- Council of Interstate Testing Agencies (CITA): Patient-based exam.
The List of Potentially-Disqualifying Criminal Convictions provides an overview of the types of convictions that could result in the denial of a license.
Please note: Having been convicted of an offense on this list does not automatically disqualify an applicant from licensure or registration. The Board reviews applications on a case-by-case basis.
Applicants for licensure or registration with the Iowa Dental Board that have a criminal history conviction, may petition the Board for a decision regarding licensure or registration prior to submitting the application for license or registration.
Note: There is a fee of $25 for review of the petition.
You may access the Petition for Determination of Eligibility for Licensure or Registration here.
List of Testing Sites
Complete list of community college testing sites that regularly administer the board examinations in jurisprudence, infection control, and dental radiography.
To schedule a dental, dental hygiene, or dental assistant examination, please contact the testing site of your choice at least 10 days prior to the exam date. A proctor fee will be paid directly to the community college testing site. A PDF of the following list is also available here.
ANKENY:
Des Moines Area Community College
Testing Center Bldg. 6, Room 23
2006 S. Ankeny Blvd.
Ankeny, IA 50023-8995
Joanne Purtill
Email: jmpurtill@dmacc.edu or ankenytestingcenter@dmacc.edu
Phone: 515.964.6595
BETTENDORF:
Eastern Iowa Community College
Scott Community College Testing Center
500 Belmont Road
Bettendorf, IA 52722
Email: scctestcenter@eicc.edu
Phone: 563.441.4088
BURLINGTON:
Southeastern Community College
1500 West Agency Road
West Burlington, IA 52655
Email: successcenter@scciowa.edu
Phone: 319.208.5155
CALMAR:
Northeast Iowa Community College
Wilder Business Center
Highway 150 South, Box 400
Calmar, IA 52132
Contact: Kathy Donovan
Email: donovanka@nicc.edu
Phone: 844.642.2338 ext. 1495
CARROLL:
DMACC Carrol Campus
Testing Center, 906 N Grant Road #157
Carroll, IA 51401
Contact: Holly Hoffman
Email: carrolltestingcenter@dmacc.eduor hlhoffman3@dmacc.edu
Phone: 712-792-1755
CEDAR RAPIDS:
Kirkwood Community College
2055 Cedar Hall on the Kirkwood Campus
6301 Kirkwood Blvd. S.W.
P.O. Box 2068
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
Email: testcenter@kirkwood.edu
Phone: 800.332.2055
CENTERVILLE:
Indian Hills Community College
Success Center, 721 N. First St.
Centerville, IA 52544
Contact: Tom Davis
Email: tommy.davis@indianhills.edu
Phone: 800.670.3641 ext. 2207 or 641.856.2143 ext. 2214
CLINTON:
Clinton Community College
Testing Center, 1000 Lincoln Blvd
Clinton, IA 52732
Email: ccctestcenter@eicc.edu
Phone: 563.244.7090
CORALVILLE:
Kirkwood Regional Test Center at Univ. Iowa
2301 Oakdale Blvd. Rm. 126
Coralville, IA 52241
Email: test.center.ic@kirkwood.edu
Phone: 319.887.3642
COUNCIL BLUFFS:
Iowa Western Community College
2700 College Rd.
Council Bluffs, IA 51503
Contact: Cara Trede
Email: testing@iwcc.edu
Phone: 712.325.3277 or 800.432.5852
Fax: 712.388.6803
CRESTON:
Southwestern Community College
1501 West Townline St.
Creston, IA 50801
Contact: Lisa Shawler
Email: shawler@swcciowa.edu
Contact: Casie Klejch (Director)
Email: klejch@swcciowa.edu
Phone: 800.247.4023 ext. 330 or 641.782.1320
Fax: 641.782.1320
DES MOINES
DMACC Urban Campus
1100 7th St, Bldg 1, Room 117
Des Moines, IA 50314
Contact: Roberta Morgan
Email: rmmorgan@dmacc.edu
Phone: 515.697.7809
Schedule online at uctestingcenter@dmacc.edu
DES MOINES
DMACC Southridge Center
1111 E Army Post RD, Suite 2004, Room 3A
Des Moines, IA 50315
Contact: Jane Rogers
Email: jerogers@dmacc.edu or southridgetestingcenter@dmacc.edu
Phone: 515.287.8720
DUBUQUE/PEOSTA
Northeast Iowa Community College
700 Main St., Dubuque, IA 52001
Contact: Russell Bahl
Email: bahlr25104@nicc.edu
Phone: 844.642.2338 ext. 3251
EMMETSBURG
Iowa Lakes Community College
Allied Health, 3200 College Drive
Emmetsburg, IA 50536
Contact: Oscar DeLong, (Director of Library Services)
Email: odelong@iowalakes.edu
Phone: 800.242.5108 ext. 5227 or 712.362.7936
Fax: 712-852-2152
FORT DODGE
Iowa Central Community College
1500 W Agency Road
Fort Dodge, IA 50501
Contact: Amy Moffitt
Email: moffitt_a@iowacentral.edu
Phone: 515.574.1044
KEOKUK
Southeastern Community College
335 Messenger Rd.
Keokuk, IA 52632
Email: kktesting@scciowa.edu
Phone: 319.313.1943
MARSHALLTOWN
Iowa Valley Community College
Iowa Valley Education & Training Center
206 E Church St.
Marshalltown, IA 50158
Contact: Jon Nunez
Email: Jon.Nunez@iavalley.edu
Phone: 641.754.1348
Fax: 641-754-1349
MASON CITY
North Iowa Area Community College
Student Learning Center, 500 College Drive
Mason City, IA 50401
Contact: Leah Wipf
Email: testing.center@niacc.edu
Phone: 888.466.4222 ext. 4237 or 641.422.4237
MUSCATINE
Muscatine Community College
152 Colorado St
Muscatine, IA 52761
Email: mmctestcenter@eicc.edu
Contact: Bethany Owens
Email: blowens@eicc.edu
Phone: 563.288.6056
(An Eastern Iowa Community College - EICC)
OTTUMWA
Indian Hills Community College
Attn: Testing Center
525 Grandview Ave.
Ottumwa, IA 52501
Contact: Chuck Allen
Email: callen@indianhills.edu
Phone: 641.683.5142 or 641.683.5233
SHELDON
Northwest Iowa Community College
603 West Park St.
Sheldon, IA 51201
Contact: Mariah Oliver (Director)
Email: moliver@nwicc.edu
Contact: Keri Siebrecht
Email: ksiebrecht@nwicc.edu
Phone: 800.352.4907 or 712.324.5061 ext. 112
SIOUX CITY
Western Iowa Tech Community College
Testing Center,
4647 Stone Ave., Building A
Sioux City, IA 51106
Email: testcenter@witcc.edu
Phone: 800.352.4649 or 712.274.6443
WATERLOO
Hawkeye Community College
Student Services, Hawkeye Center, 2nd Floor,
1501 E. Orange Rd., P.O. Box 8015
Waterloo, IA 50701
Contact: Marcy Gosse
Email: marcy.gosse@hawkeyecollege.edu
Phone: 800.670.4769 or 319.296.4014
Regulations & Statements Related to the Practice of Dentistry
Iowa Code and Iowa Administrative Code related to the practice of dentistry in Iowa. Also includes statements issued by the Iowa Dental Board.
Includes Iowa Code chapters 147, 153, 272C and Iowa Administrative Code 650 in a single document.
This may be used in conjunction with the jurisprudence examinations.
Government Agencies & Professional Associations for Dentistry
Website information about other government agencies or professional associations that may be of benefit to licensees & registrants in Iowa.
Federal Agencies
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Occupational Health & Safety Administration (OSHA)
Agencies with the State of Iowa
Dental & Professional Associations
Continuing Education Resources
A list of resources for required training and education for state or federal agencies.
DEA Mate Act Training Requirements Letter
ADA FAQ MATE Act Training Requirement
American Dental Association DEA-Approved MATE Act Training Courses
- Clinical Practice Guideline for Management of Acute Dental Pain
- Addressing Dental Access Opioid Prevention and Pain Management
- Opioids, Dentistry and Addiction: The Dentist's Role in Treating Pain
- The Impact of COVID-19 on the Addiction Field: A Call to Dentists
- Integrating Controlled Substance Risk Assessment and Management into Dental Practice
American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons DEA-Approved MATE Act Training
Additional information, including FAQs, about the new law and training requirements is available on the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Mandatory Reporter page.
2023 Iowa Jurisprudence Webinar (with audio)
Certificate of Completion
2023 Iowa Jurisprudence PowerPoint Slides (no audio)
After watching the webinar, print out the certificate of completion. Enter your name and the date that you watched the recording. Keep the certificate of completion with your continuing education records.
You may also complete a course via one of the providers listed here.
Iowa Practitioner Program
The Iowa Practitioner Program (IPP) is available to licensees across multiple licensing boards in Iowa. The Iowa Practitioner Review Committee (IPRC) reviews self-reports made by licensees to determine eligibility for participation.
IPP was established in 1996 to support licensees who struggle with impairments due to alcohol or drug abuse, mental health conditions, and/or physical disorders.
The IPRC designs an individualized health contract to meet the needs of the licensee. State law mandates that information in the possession of the IPRC remain confidential. Participation in the program is not a matter of public record.
"Impairment" means an inability to practice with reasonable safety and skill as a result of alcohol or drug abuse, dependency, or addiction, or any mental or physical disorder or disability.
"Self-report" means the licensee providing written or oral notifications to the board that the licensee has received or may receive a diagnosis as having an impairment before the board's receiving a complaint or report alleging an impairment before the date of self-report.
The IPRC determines whether practitioners are eligible to participate in the program monitored by the committee. A person is ineligible to take part in the program for any of the following reasons:
- The practitioner engaged in the unlawful diversion or distribution of controlled illegal substances to a third party, or for personal gain or profit;
- The practitioner is already under a board order;
- The practitioner has caused harm or injury to a patient;
- The board is investigating the practitioner that concerns serious matters related to the practitioner's competence;
- The practitioner failed to provide truthful information or refused to cooperate with the board or the IPRC; or
- The practitioner has been subject to a civil administrative or criminal sanction for serious infractions of law, professional ethics, or administrative rules related to the practice.
Based upon the recommendation of an approved evaluator, the IPRC creates an individualized health contract, which provides a detailed description of the goals of the program, requirements for successful completion, and the practitioner's obligations.
Note: The IPRC may refer to the board participants who are not compliant with the terms of their contract for consideration of disciplinary action.
The chairperson of the board appoints the members of the IPRC. The IPRC includes, but is not limited to, the following:
- Executive Director of the board or the director's designee from the board's staff;
- A practitioner who has remained free of addiction for two or more years after completing a recovery program for drug or alcohol dependency, addiction, or abuse;
- A physician/counselor with expertise in substance abuse/addiction treatment programs;
- A psychiatrist or psychologist; and
- A public member.
The program encourages practitioners who have impairments to get the help they need. All information received by IPP and IPRC remains confidential as long as the practitioner complies with the terms of their agreement or health contract.
By self-reporting to IPP, the practitioner may avoid formal disciplinary action by the licensing Board. Formal disciplinary action taken against a practitioner is a matter of public record. The board reports the action to the press, the National Practitioners Data Bank (NPDB), insurance companies, and to other state and federal authorities. Participation in the program is confidential.
Health care practitioners must report knowledge of another practitioner's possible impairment to the board. Health care practitioners who fail to report colleagues with a possible impairment may be subject to disciplinary action by the board. It is in the practitioner's best interest to self-report an impairment before someone else files complaint or report.
If any of the following apply to a practitioner, it is in that person's best interest to self-report to IPP as soon as possible:
- Charged with, and/or arrested for OWI, or for another alcohol or drug related offense;
- Disciplined by another federal or state agency for alcohol or drug abuse;
- Evaluated or treated for a substance use disorder, or is currently enrolled in a recovery program;
- Diagnosed with a mental health condition and/or a physical health condition;
- Practiced after drinking alcohol or taking an illegal or mind/mood altering substance;
- Addiction/dependence on drugs, alcohol or prescription medication; and/or
- Urged by friend(s), family or colleagues to get help for alcohol or drug abuse, or a mental or physical condition.
To self-report, a licensee may:
- Complete and submit a self-report form online;
- Email IPRC staff as follows:
- Dental Board Licensees/Registrants: Rebecca.Carlson@dia.iowa.gov; or
- Licensees of other Boards: Crystal.Walker-Smith@dia.iowa.gov
- Call to receive confidential information and ask questions:
- Dental Board Licensees/Registrants: 515.725.3491 or
- Licensees of other Boards: 515.725.1221.
Dental Board Application & Renewal Fees
A list of fees related to the application and renewal of licenses and registrations in Iowa.
DDS/DMD: Dental License on the Basis of Exam:* $200
DDS/DMD: Dental License on the Basis of Credentials or Verification: $550
Fee for Background Check Packet: $46
DDS/DMD: Faculty Permit: $200
MS: Moderate Sedation Permit: $500
GA: General Anesthesia Permit: $500
DDS/DMD: Resident License: $120
Resident License Extension : $40
*Applicants who were issued and held a license in another state for more than 12 months must apply on the basis of credentials or verification.
RDH: Dental Hygiene License on the Basis of Exam:* $100
RDH: Dental Hygiene License Application on the Basis of Credentials or Verification: $200
Fee for Background Check Packet: $46
LA: Local Anesthesia Permit Application: $70
RDH: Faculty Permit: $200
RDH: Resident License: $120
Resident License Extension Application: $40
*Applicants who were issued and held a license in another state for more than 12 months must apply on the basis of credentials or verification.
RDA: Dental Assistant Registration (without Radiography Qualification): $40
QDA: Dental Assistant Registration & Radiography Qualification (combined): $60
QDA or XDA: Dental Radiography Qualification: $40
Effective Jan. 1, 2021, pursuant to HF 2627, individuals whose household adjusted gross income does not exceed 200% of the federal poverty level may request a waiver of application fees related to an initial application for license or registration. Please note: The fee waiver does not extend to applications for renewal, reinstatement or reactivation.
To determine eligibility, you must first identify the number of individuals in your household. Once this is determined, reference the Federal Poverty Level and identify the income that matches the number of individuals in your household. If your household adjusted gross income, as reported on your most recent federal tax return, is less than the identified value, you are eligible for the one-time fee waiver.
DOCUMENTATION FOR QUALIFICATION OF WAIVER
If you wish to apply for a fee waiver you must attest that your household adjusted gross income does not exceed 200% and agree to submit documentation of one of the following to verify your household income:
1. If you are married and filed separately, you will need to submit the Federal Tax Return for both your spouse and yourself.
2. If you were claimed as a dependent on another person’s tax return, you will need to submit the Federal Tax Return for the tax filer who claimed you as a dependent.
Questions can be directed to IDB@iowa.gov.
DDS/DMD: Dental License: $315
DDS/DMD: Faculty Permit: $315
MS: Moderate Sedation Permit: $125
GA: General Anesthesia Permit: $125
Late Fee: September of Renewal Year: $100
Late Fee: October of Renewal Year: $150
RDH: Dental Hygiene License: $150
RDH: Faculty Permit: $315
LA: Local Anesthesia Permit: $25
Late Fee: September of Renewal Year: $100
Late Fee: October of Renewal Year: $150
RDA: Dental Assistant Registration (without Radiography Qualification): $75
QDA: Dental Assistant Registration & Radiography Qualification (combined): $115
QDA or XDA: Dental Radiography Qualification: $40
Late Fee: September of Renewal Year: $20
Late Fee: October of Renewal Year: $40
Reinstatement applications require payment of a reinstatement application fee and one past-due renewal fee. Additionally, dentists and dental hygienists must submit a background check packet for which the fee is $46.
DDS/DMD: Dental License: $150 + $315 + $46 = $511
RDH: Dental Hygiene License: $100 + $150 + $46 = 316
RDA: Dental Assistant Registration (without Radiography Qualification): $50 + $75 = $125
QDA: Dental Assistant Registration & Radiography Qualification (combined): $50 + $115 = $165
XDA: Dental Radiography Qualification: $40 + $40 = $80
VOLUNTEER
If you will be volunteering dental services at a non-profit and you do not hold an active Iowa dental or dental hygiene license, you may apply for a temporary permit on the basis to volunteer. There is no fee for this application; though a completed application must be submitted via the Iowa Dental Board online services website.
EDUCATIONAL or URGENT NEED
Temporary permits on the basis of educational purpose or urgent need may be issued for up to three months at a predetermined location of practice. Applicants are limited to a maximum of three temporary permits in total. Thereafter, applicants would be required to apply for a permanent dental or dental hygiene license.
Note: Temporary permits on the basis of educational purpose or urgent need are not intended for individuals who will make application for a permanent dental license.
Fee for Educational Purpose or Urgent Need: $100
Dental Board Miscellaneous Fees
List of miscellaneous fees for requests from the Iowa Dental Board.
Duplicate Certificate: Duplicate license, permit or registration certificate: $25
Duplicate Renewal Card: Electronic copies are provided at no cost. Hard copy when requested: $25.
Certification or verification: The fee for a written certification or written verification issued by board staff of an Iowa license, permit or registration: $25.
Facility Inspection: Actual cost not to exceed $500 per facility.
Returned Check: $39
Note: Electronic copies of renewal cards and other items may be requested via the Iowa Dental Board online services website.
MAILING LISTS
The standard mailing list for all active licensees and registrants includes the full name, address, city, state, ZIP code, and Iowa county. The standard mailing list of dentists or dental hygienists includes resident licensees and faculty permit holders.
Electronic File: $35 per profession requested.
File on CD or DVD: $45 per profession requested.
Printed Mailing List (e.g. labels): $65 per profession requested.
STANDARD DATA LISTS
The standard data list for active licensees or registrants includes full name, address, Iowa county (if applicable), original issue date, expiration date, license or registration number, license or registration status, specialty (if applicable), and whether public disciplinary action has been taken. The standard data list includes resident licensees and faculty permit holders.
Electronic File: $45 per profession requested.
File on CD or DVD: $55 per profession requested.
Printed Mailing List (e.g. labels): $75 per profession requested.
Additional data elements, programming or sorting increases the following fees by $25.
Note: Email addresses are not included in mailing and standard data list requests.
To submit a request: Mailing and standard data list requests may be made and downloaded via the Iowa Dental Board online services website.
To request an electronic renewal card, or make another online purchase or request, please go to the online shop of the Iowa Dental Board's online services website.
Note about Mailing & Data Lists: When requesting a mailing or standard data list, if you select the option for Download Data List, the request will be available to you in the online shop approximately 5-10 minutes after the payment is submitted. The Excel report(s) with the data are available in the online shop for 30 days. You may download copies of the report(s) as many times as needed within that time frame.