Texas State Board of Dental Examiners

The Texas State Board of Dental Examiners is a state agency that licenses and regulates dentists, dental hygienists, dental assistants, dental laboratories and mobile facilities involved in the practice of dentistry in Texas. The mission of the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners is to protect the public health and safety and promote high quality and safe dental care by providing enforcement, licensing, peer assistance, and related information services to licensees and their patients. In carrying out our mission, the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners will act with the highest standard of ethics, accountability, efficiency, transparency and responsiveness. We will preserve the public trust by regulating the practice of dentistry with a sense of purpose and responsibility and in a fair and impartial manner. We will commit to excellence and professionalism in responding to the needs of the public and the regulated profession that we serve