2014 New York Laws
EDN - Education
Title 8 - THE PROFESSIONS
Article 133 - (6600 - 6613) DENTISTRY AND DENTAL HYGIENE
6604 - Requirements for a license as a dentist.

 6604. Requirements  for  a  license  as  a dentist. To qualify for a
  license  as  a  dentist,  an  applicant  shall  fulfill  the   following
  requirements:
(1) Application: file an application with the department;
(2) Education: have received an education, including a doctoral degree
  in dentistry, in accordance with the commissioner's regulations;
(3)  Experience:  have  experience  satisfactory  to  the board and in
  accordance with  the  commissioner's  regulations,  provided  that  such
  experience    shall    consist   of   satisfactory   completion   of   a
  clinically-based  postdoctoral  general  practice  or  specialty  dental
  residency  program,  of  at  least one year's duration, in a hospital or
  dental  facility  accredited  for  teaching  purposes  by   a   national
  accrediting  body approved by the department, provided, further that any
  such  residency  program  shall  include  a  formal  outcome  assessment
  evaluation of the resident's competence to practice dentistry acceptable
  to the department;
(4)  Examination: pass a written examination satisfactory to the board
  and in accordance with the commissioner's regulations;
(5) Age: be at least twenty-one years of age;
(6) Citizenship or immigration status: be a United States  citizen  or
  an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States;
  provided,  however,  that  the  board  of regents may grant a three year
  waiver for an alien to practice in an area which has been  designated  a
  federal  dental  health professions shortage area, except that the board
  of regents may grant an additional extension not to exceed six years  to
  an  alien  to  enable  him  or  her  to  secure citizenship or permanent
  resident status, provided such status is being actively pursued;
(7) Character: be  of  good  moral  character  as  determined  by  the
  department; and
(8)  Fees:  pay  a fee of two hundred twenty dollars to the department
  for admission to a department conducted examination and for  an  initial
  license,  a fee of one hundred fifteen dollars for each reexamination, a
  fee of one hundred  thirty-five  dollars  for  an  initial  license  for
  persons  not  requiring admission to a department conducted examination,
  and a fee of two hundred ten dollars  for  each  triennial  registration
  period.