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Historical Rule for the Texas Administrative Code

TITLE 22EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 5STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS
CHAPTER 108PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
SUBCHAPTER EBUSINESS PROMOTION
RULE §108.56Specialty Announcement
Repealed Date:05/01/2013

(a) A dentist may advertise as a "specialist in" or "practice limited to" a particular field of dentistry provided he or she is a specialist as defined by the American Dental Association (ADA).

(b) Specialties recognized by the ADA are orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics; pediatric dentistry; periodontics; prosthodontics; endodontics; oral and maxillofacial surgery; oral and maxillofacial radiology; oral and maxillofacial pathology, or dental public health.

  (1) The special area and appropriate certifying Board must be approved by the ADA.

  (2) The dentist must:

    (A) have successfully completed an educational program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation two (2) or more years in length as specified by the Council on Dental Education, or

    (B) be a diplomate of an ADA recognized certifying Board.


Source Note: The provisions of this §108.56 adopted to be effective February 20, 2001, 26 TexReg 1494

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