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A 3244

Relates to requirements for licensure as a dentist

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Joe Angelino and 18 co-sponsors

A3244 proposes changes to New York dental licensure requirements, potentially altering eligibility, exam acceptance, and licensure pathways for dentists.

PRINT NUMBER 3244B
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Bill Summary · A 3244

Summary — Assembly Bill A3244 (Print No. 3244B)

Title: Relates to requirements for licensure as a dentist
Introduced: January 27, 2025
Primary sponsor: Carrie Woerner (with multiple cosponsors)
Status (as of records provided): Referred to Higher Education; amended and recommitted; Print Nos. A3244A (4/7/2025) and A3244B (4/14/2025)
Companion: S3966

Purpose / Intent

The bill’s title indicates it seeks to amend statutory requirements for licensure as a dentist in New York State. The stated intent (based on the title and legislative routing) is to change one or more aspects of the legal criteria, procedures, or qualifications used by the State to license dentists.

What is known (procedural)

  • Introduced 1/27/2025 and referred to the Assembly Higher Education Committee.
  • Two amendment/recommitment actions occurred (4/7/2025 and 4/14/2025), and the bill was reprinted as A3244A and then A3244B. These actions indicate active committee consideration and revisions.
  • A companion bill in the Senate is S3966, indicating parallel consideration in the other house.

Key provisions (text not provided)

The full bill text was not included in the materials supplied. Because the text is unavailable, specific statutory changes (for example, modifications to educational prerequisites, clinical exam requirements, acceptance of alternative examinations, pathways for foreign-trained dentists, scope of practice definitions, criminal-history limitations, or transitional/temporary licensure language) cannot be stated definitively here.

Note: Bills with this title commonly address one or more of these topics:
- Acceptance or modification of clinical licensing examinations or regional testing agency results
- Alternate licensure pathways (e.g., for foreign-trained dentists or graduates of nontraditional programs)
- Changes to required coursework or clinical hours
- Adjustments to continuing education or re-licensure conditions
- Clarifications of disciplinary or fitness standards

These are illustrative only; consult the bill text for exact provisions.

Who would be affected

  • Applicants for dental licensure in New York (including new graduates, out-of-state or foreign-trained dentists)
  • Dental schools and clinical training programs
  • The State Education Department / Office of the Professions and any licensing boards that implement licensure rules
  • Patients indirectly, if licensure pathways or exam standards change provider supply

Impact and implications

  • Depending on the content, the bill could broaden or narrow eligibility for New York dental licensure, affect which exams are accepted, and change administrative workloads for licensing authorities.
  • Changes could influence workforce supply (making licensure easier or harder) and possibly public-protection standards, depending on whether requirements are relaxed or tightened.

Next steps / where to get the definitive text

To evaluate precise legal and practical effects, review the official bill text (Print No. 3244A / 3244B) and companion S3966 on the New York State Assembly or Senate websites and committee reports from the Higher Education Committee. These will show exact amendments, effective dates, and any fiscal notes.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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