Verify a California Dentist license
ddsBlocked. This board blocks automated lookups from our region. We say so instead of guessing; we are working on an approved access path.
How California Dentist license verification works
A Dentist in California is licensed by the CA Dental Board. When this board is live, PrimaryCheck will query it directly for status, expiration and disciplinary actions and attach the board's record as evidence. Until then the API answers honestly with unable_to_verify and the reason, and the coverage endpoint reports this row as blocked.
What a Dentist license check returns
| Field check | Passes when |
|---|---|
license_number | Equal to the board's number, ignoring prefix and leading zeros |
name | Last name or declared alias matches; first name exact or nickname |
license_type | The record is a Dentist license, strictly (no near-miss types) |
status | The board shows an active status; probation is active with a flag |
expires | Expiration is on or after today, where the board publishes it |
disciplinary_actions | Recorded and flagged with any order documents; never silently dropped |
Verdicts: verified, discrepancy, not_found, unable_to_verify (with a reason), pending. See how verdicts are decided.
Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact and multistate Dentist licenses
Dentist licenses can carry a multistate privilege under the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact. When the California record shows a multistate license, the result includes multistate: true and the privilege states. Privilege status is confirmed at the compact's own lookup, never inferred.
Verify a California Dentist license by API
POST https://api.primarycheck.com/v1/verifications
{
"person": { "firstName": "…", "lastName": "…" },
"claims": [
{ "type": "license", "state": "CA", "profession": "dds", "number": "…" }
],
"purpose": "employment",
"consent": { "consentId": "cons_…" }
}Quickstart · License claim reference · Run one in the dashboard
Other California licenses from the CA Dental Board
- California Dental Hygienist license verificationblocked
- California Dental Assistant (registered/expanded function) license verificationblocked
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Dentist license verification in nearby states
- Oregon Dentist license verificationlive
- Nevada Dentist license verificationlive
- Arizona Dentist license verificationblocked
- Arkansas Dentist license verificationlive
- Colorado Dentist license verificationlive
- Connecticut Dentist license verificationlive
- Delaware Dentist license verificationlive
- District of Columbia Dentist license verificationlive
- Florida Dentist license verificationlive
All 51 jurisdictions: license verification coverage.