The American Student Dental Association believes the ideal requirements for initial dental licensure for predoctoral students include the following:

• Graduation from a Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA)-accredited predoctoral dental education program.
• Passing score on the National Board Dental Examination of the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations.
• Successful completion of a clinical assessment that addresses the following criteria and methodology.
• Criteria:
• Does not use human subjects in a live clinical testing scenario
• Is psychometrically valid and reliable in its assessment
• Is reflective of the scope of current dental practice
• Is universally accepted
• Methodology: ASDA believes demonstration of both kinesthetic and clinical decision-making competence is necessary to obtain initial dental licensure. ASDA believes this should be demonstrated through the following:
• Manikin-based kinesthetic assessment, and
• A non-patient based Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE).