| (a) Recognized Specialties. A dentist may advertise
as a specialist or use the terms "specialty" or "specialist" to describe
professional services in recognized specialty areas that are:
(1) recognized by a board that certifies specialists
in the area of specialty; and
(2) accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation
of the American Dental Association.
(b) The following are recognized specialty areas and
meet the requirements of subsection (a)(1) and (2) of this section:
(1) Endodontics;
(2) Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery;
(3) Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics;
(4) Pediatric Dentistry;
(5) Periodontics;
(6) Prosthodontics;
(7) Dental Public Health;
(8) Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology;
(9) Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology;
(10) Oral Medicine;
(11) Dental Anesthesiology; and
(12) Orofacial Pain.
(c) A dentist who wishes to advertise as a specialist
or a multiple-specialist in one or more recognized specialty areas
under subsection (a)(1) and (2) and subsection (b)(1) - (12) of this
section shall meet the criteria in one or more of the following categories:
(1) Educationally qualified is a dentist who has successfully
completed an educational program of two or more years in a specialty
area accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American
Dental Association, as specified by the National Commission on Recognition
of Dental Specialties and Certifying Boards.
(2) Board certified is a dentist who has met the requirements
of a specialty board referenced in subsection (a)(1) and (2) of this
section, and who has received a certificate from the specialty board,
indicating the dentist has achieved diplomate status, or has complied
with the provisions of §108.56(a) and (b) of this subchapter
(relating to Certifications, Degrees, Fellowships, Memberships and
Other Credentials).
(3) A dentist is authorized to use the term 'board
certified' in any advertising for his/her practice only if the specialty
board that conferred the certification is referenced in subsection
(a)(1) and (2) of this section, or the dentist complies with the provisions
of §108.56(a) and (b) of this subchapter.
(d) Dentists who choose to communicate specialization
in a recognized specialty area as set forth in subsection (b)(1) -
(12) of this section should use "specialist in" or "practice limited
to" and should limit their practice exclusively to the advertised
specialty area(s) of dental practice. Dentists may also state that
the specialization is approved by "ADA's National Commission on Recognition
of Dental Specialties and Certifying Boards." At the time of the communication,
such dentists must have met the current educational requirements and
standards set forth by the American Dental Association for each approved
specialty. A dentist shall not communicate or imply that he/she is
a specialist when providing specialty services, whether in a general
or specialty practice, if he or she has not received a certification
from an accredited institution. The burden of responsibility is on
the practice owner to avoid any inference that those in the practice
who are general practitioners are specialists as identified in subsection
(b)(1) - (12) of this section.
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