Verify a Texas Dentist license
ddsLive. We query the board directly for every check and the nightly canary is passing.
How Texas Dentist license verification works
A Dentist in Texas is licensed by the TX Dental Board. PrimaryCheck looks the license up live at the board's public verification system (board lookup) by license number, or by name when no number is supplied. The record the board publishes is captured as evidence, hashed, and rendered into a proof PDF.
Fields returned for this board: license_number license_type status issued expires dental_school graduated practice_type year_of_birth city county disciplinary_files remedial_files documents.
Board note: TX-TSBDE, rung 1: TSBDE's own search (ls.tsbde.texas.gov, PHP + server-side DataTables; POST lib/php/functions.php getTable with per-column filters, getRecord for the card + board-order PDFs). Tables dentist / hygienist / dentalassistant / labs. Page certifies it is a primary source. The earlier DSHS/HPC datamart links (vo.ras.dshs / vo.licensing.hpc) are the state system behind login+reCAPTCHA and are not needed. Year of birth only. Live 2026-11-03.
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 Texas 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 Texas Dentist license by API
POST https://api.primarycheck.com/v1/verifications
{
"person": { "firstName": "…", "lastName": "…" },
"claims": [
{ "type": "license", "state": "TX", "profession": "dds", "number": "…" }
],
"purpose": "employment",
"consent": { "consentId": "cons_…" }
}Quickstart · License claim reference · Run one in the dashboard
Other Texas licenses from the TX Dental Board
- Texas Dental Hygienist license verificationlive
- Texas Dental Assistant (registered/expanded function) license verificationlive
More Texas license checks
- Verify a Texas Registered Nurse licenseblocked
- Verify a Texas Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse licenseblocked
- Verify a Texas Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (NP/CNS) licenseblocked
- Verify a Texas Certified Nurse Aide licenseblocked
- Verify a Texas Home Health Aide licenseblocked
- Verify a Texas Certified Medication Aide licenseblocked
Dentist license verification in nearby states
- New Mexico Dentist license verificationlive
- Oklahoma Dentist license verificationlive
- Arkansas Dentist license verificationlive
- Louisiana 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.