Applicants for a Michigan dental specialty certificate may be required to take a state developed examination. All dental specialty examinations are given during a 2-day period. Please refer to the exam brochure below for a description of the exam requirements in your specialty area:

• Endodontics Exam Brochure 

• Oral (Maxillofacial) Exam Brochure 

• Orthodontics Exam Brochure 

• Periodontics Exam Brochure 

To become certified in Michigan, an application must be submitted to the Bureau of Health Professions. Application packets can be downloaded from the Dentistry Section at www.michigan.gov/healthlicense.

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 administered for the following specialties:

The 2012 examination schedule is: 

June 4-5       Endodontics and Orthodontics 
                   Oral Surgery and Periodontics 

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. 

All license applications for a specialty examination must be received in the Board office by April 12, 2012. All supporting documentation must be received by May 7, 2012 to guarantee inclusion in the 2012 test. Failure to submit materials in this time frame may exclude you from testing in 2012. 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.