Dental Assisting Requirements

Tennessee

To work in Tennessee, you'll register with the Tennessee Board of Dentistry and pass your radiology exam with at least 70%.

Radiology Exam

70% or higher

Letters Needed

2 recommendations

Jurisprudence Exam

Open book, no fee

What You Need to Know

To work in Tennessee, you must pass your Radiology Exam with at least 70%. Then you'll register with the state, using documents from us and two letters of recommendation.

Your Step-by-Step

Request your school documents. Email careerservices@acceleratedacademy.us for your Radiology Certificate Completion Form and Radiology Syllabus.
Get 2 letters of recommendation. From dental professionals. Get hired and ask your dentist, or ask a local office if you can shadow and have the dentist sign off on your skills.
Register online. Read the Board's application instructions, then create a Tennessee Department of Health account to apply.
Take the Jurisprudence Exam. After you apply. It's open book, with no fee, no fail and no time limit.