Western Regional Examining Board
The Western Regional Examining Board 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, Hawaii Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia 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, Colorado, Connecticut, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, and Wisconsin.
