Western Regional Examining Board

The Western Regional Examining Board (WREB) is one of five examination agencies for dentists and dental hygienists in the United States. The other examination agencies are, Council of Interstate Testing Agencies, Central Regional Dental Testing Service, Northeast Regional Board of Dental Examiners, Southern Regional Testing Agency. These were organized to better standardize clinical exams for licensure.

WREB members for Dental and Dental Hygiene, unless otherwise noted are Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California (Dental), Hawaii (Dental Hygiene) Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Mississippi (Dental Hygiene), Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia (affiliate member) and Wyoming. These states help create the exam.

Other states that are currently accepting successful completion results of the WREB exam in support of initial licensure are Alabama, California (Dental Hygiene), Colorado, Connecticut, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, and Wisconsin.

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US STATES WREB ACCEPTING STATES (YES / NO)
ALABAMA YES
ALASKA YES
ARIZONA YES
ARKANSAS YES
CALIFORNIA YES
COLORADO YES
CONNECTICUT YES
DC NO
DELAWARE NO
FLORIDA NO
GEORGIA NO
HAWAII YES
IDAHO YES
ILLINOIS YES
INDIANA YES
IOWA YES
KANSAS YES
KENTUCKY YES
LOUISIANA NO
MAINE YES
MARYLAND NO
MASSACHUSETTS YES
MICHIGAN YES
MINNESOTA YES
MISSISSIPPI YES
MISSOURI YES
MONTANA YES
N CAROLINA NO
NEBRASKA YES
NEVADA YES
NEW JERSEY NO
NEW HAMPSHIRE NO
NEW MEXICO YES
NEW YORK NO
NORTH DAKOTA YES
OHIO YES
OKLAHOMA YES
OREGON YES
PENNSYLVANIA YES
PUERTO RICO NO
RHODE ISLAND YES
S CAROLINA NO
SOUTH DAKOTA YES
TENNESSEE YES
TEXAS YES
UTAH YES
VERMONT NO
VIRGINIA YES
WASHINGTON YES
WEST VIRGINIA YES
WISCONSIN YES
WYOMING YES