The American Board of Dental Examiners offers the EFDA-Restorative Examination series as separate computer-based and clinical exam components as a pathway to licensure or endorsement to perform expanded function restorative procedures where allowed by state licensing jurisdiction.
Candidates test only those components required by the licensing jurisdiction. Candidates should confirm the testing requirements of the jurisdiction in which they are seeking licensure, certification or endorsement before registering for or attempting any exam component.
Refer to the Candidate Guide for eligibility requirements, and to the Candidate Manuals (below) for exam content, criteria and scoring.
Examination Fees
EFDA-Restorative Clinical Examination: $495* plus Facility Fee (varies by clinical location)
*2027 Includes one complimentary clinical retake examination. Candidate responsible for any applicable Facility Fee (varies by clinical location).
Clinical Retake Fee:
• Second Attempt: No clinical examination fee; Typodont Fee waived (2027). Candidate responsible for any applicable Facility Fee (varies by clinical location).
• Third Attempt: $495 plus any applicable Facility Fee (varies by clinical location).
EFDA-Restorative Computer Examination Fee: $100
Computer Retake Fee:
• Second or Third Attempt: $100
Extended Registration & Transfer Fee
Request submitted after Clinical Registration Deadline = $145 Extended Registration & Transfer Fee
Refund Requests via Contact Us:
Once any component of the examination series has been attempted (clinical or computer-based), a refund will not be issued for any remaining untaken examination components.
• Withdrawal prior to Clinical Registration Deadline = Full Refund
• Withdrawal after Clinical Registration Deadline = Refund minus $145 Extended Registration & Transfer Fee (applicable only to examination parts not attempted)
• “No Show” status = Refer to Candidate Guide (policies)
• Completed component/examination series = Not Applicable/No Refund
Registration credit use/refund must be completed within two years of original payment date, minus any applicable administrative fees. Registration credits not valid for use or refund beyond expiry date [2 years from initial date of payment].
Exam Calendar
The American Board of Dental Examiners administers examinations for initial licensure across all fields of dentistry. The following calendar displays real-time exam availability. Note that some locations may close registration early due to capacity or restrict eligibility to students of record of that school/program. Click the information “ℹ” icon to view the location status.
• Outside Candidates: YES = Registration open to both non-students and students.
• Outside Candidates: NO = Registration limited to only students of record of the school/program where the exam is hosted.
Refer to the Candidate Guide, Candidate Manual and FAQs for eligibility requirements, exam registration, clinical scheduling requests, administrative policies, and more. See Examination Fees pane for late registration, transfer, withdrawal, and more.
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How do I Register for this Exam?
Please review the exam registration process on how to create a profile and register for this exam.