Applicants for a dental specialty certificate must take a state developed examination. All dental specialty examinations are given during a 4-day period.

To take these examinations and become certified in Michigan, an application must be submitted to the Department of Community Health, Bureau of Health Professions. To request an application packet, email us at bhpinfo@michigan.gov or call (517) 335-0918 and leave a voicemail message with your name and address.

To be eligible for any of the examinations, the application, fee and required documentation must be received by the deadline date posted.

The Michigan Dental Specialty Examination is required for the following specialties:

The 2009 examination schedule is:

June 1-2       Endodontics, Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry
June 2-3       Oral Surgery, Periodontics and Prosthodontics

All applicants are required to be at the test in the morning of the first day of testing. The schedule for each examination is included in the brochure for that specialty. The applications and examination information brochures are available on this website at  michigan.gov/healthlicense  in the License for Health Care Professionals - Dentistry section.

All applications for this examination must be received in the Board office by April 15. All supporting documentation must be received by May 8 to guarantee inclusion in the 2009 test. Failure to submit materials in this time frame may exclude you from testing in 2009. It takes approximately two weeks from date of receipt of your application to reach our offices for review so you should submit your applications early.

The examinations are administered once per year so it is imperative to send in your application materials as soon as possible.

Results are reported approximately six weeks following the examination date.