Texas Register
TITLE 22 EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 5STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS
CHAPTER 108PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
SUBCHAPTER EBUSINESS PROMOTION
RULE §108.56Specialty Announcement
ISSUE 09/22/2000
ACTION Proposed
Preamble Texas Admin Code Rule
(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.

This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal authority to adopt.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State, on September 8, 2000

TRD-200006316

Jeffry R. Hill

Executive Director

State Board of Dental Examiners

Earliest possible date of adoption: October 22, 2000

For further information, please call: (512) 463-6400

 

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