(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:]
(b)A recognized specialty area is:
(1)recognized by a board that certifies specialists
in the area of specialty; and
(2)the subject of an education program of two
or more years accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation
of the American Dental Association.
(c)The State Board of Dental Examiners
may approve areas of practice that do not meet the requirements of
subsection (b) as recognized specialty areas for purposes of advertising.
(d)[(b)] The following are recognized
specialty areas that [and] meet the requirements
of subsection (b) [(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; and
(9)Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology.
(e)[(c)] A dentist may [
who wishes to] advertise as a specialist [or a multiple-specialist
] in one or more [recognized] specialty areas recognized
under subsections (b) or (c) [subsection (a)(1)
and (2) and subsection (b)(1) - (9)] of this section if
the dentist has [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 that is [in a specialty area] accredited
by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association,
in a specialty area that is recognized under subsections (b) or (c)
of this section; or [as specified by the Council on Dental
Education of the American Dental Association.]
(2)[Board certified is a dentist who has]
met the requirements of a specialty board referenced in subsection (b)
[(a)(1) and (2)] of this section and [,
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.]
(f)[(d)] [Dentists who
choose to communicate specialization in a recognized specialty area
as set forth in subsection (b)(1) - (9) 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 an "ADA recognized
specialty." 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 met the requirements of subsection
(e) of this section. [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) - (9) of this section.]
The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed
the proposal and found it to be within the state agency's legal authority
to adopt.
Filed with the Office
of the Secretary of State on December 8, 2014
TRD-201405901 Nycia Deal
General Counsel
State Board of Dental Examiners
Earliest possible date of adoption: January 18, 2015
For further information, please call: (512) 475-0977
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