{"application_form_url":null,"application_portal_url":null,"board_contact_url":null,"board_email":"dental.board@state.mn.us","board_fax":null,"board_mailing_address":null,"board_name":"Minnesota Board of Dentistry","board_parent_org":null,"board_phone":"(612) 617-2244","board_physical_address":null,"board_source_url":null,"board_url":null,"canonical_url":null,"ce_requirements_url":null,"common_delays":[{"description":"Failure to follow specific fingerprinting instructions or missing consent forms can delay the process by several weeks.","title":"Incomplete Background Checks"},{"description":"Transcripts must be sent directly from the institution; student-issued copies are not accepted.","title":"Transcript Issues"},{"description":"Waiting until the last minute to take the Jurisprudence or State Licensure exams can delay application processing as scores must be verified.","title":"Exam Timing"},{"description":"Stapling documents or missing signatures on the Attestation page will result in the application being returned.","title":"Mailed Application Errors"}],"compact_member":null,"compact_name":null,"compact_privilege_fee":null,"created_at":"2026-04-11T20:11:17.776271+00:00","credential_type":null,"description":null,"endorsement_application_url":null,"endorsement_fees":null,"endorsement_steps":[{"description":"Must be a graduate of a CODA-accredited program or DANB certified, and hold a current license in good standing in another U.S. jurisdiction.","title":"Verify Eligibility","url":"https://mn.gov/boards/dentistry/new-applicant/applications/","url_label":"Check Credentials Requirements"},{"description":"Request an official affidavit of licensure from every state where you have ever held a dental license.","title":"Request License Verification","url":null,"url_label":null},{"description":"Take and pass the Minnesota Jurisprudence Exam within 5 years of your application date.","title":"Pass Jurisprudence Exam","url":"https://test-takers.psiexams.com/mnden","url_label":"Schedule Exam"},{"description":"Mail the 'Licensure by Credentials' application packet with the $104.25 fee (check or money order only). 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