Dentists Could Soon Find It Easier To Move To Hawaii Under Proposed Bill … Its sponsor says the state House measure would align Hawaii’s dental licensing law with those of 46 other states.
With a degree from the University of Southern California and 40 years’ experience practicing dentistry in California and Arizona, Dr. Carlos Ruiz is qualified to practice in the vast majority of U.S. states without taking the current version of a national exam for dentists.
But Hawaii is a different story. Unlike 46 other states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, which allow licensed dentists from other states to practice if they meet certain criteria based on experience and credentials, Hawaii requires dentists moving here from other states to pass a test known as the American Board of Dental Examiners, or ADEX, test. Ruiz’s experience and qualifications aren’t enough – even if they’re equivalent to peers licensed in Hawaii.
