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The State Board of Dental Examiners (Board) adopts this amendment to 22 TAC §108.54, concerning the advertisement of recognized dental specialties. This amendment will update the language to include recently recognized dental specialties as approved and adopted by the American Dental Association's National Commission on Recognition of Dental Specialties and Certifying Boards. The specialties include Oral Medicine, Dental Anesthesiology, and Orofacial Pain. The amendment also updates the language to show that the specialties are approved by ADA's National Commission on Recognition of Dental Specialties and Certifying Boards. This amendment is adopted without changes to the proposed text as published in the January 8, 2021, issue of the Texas Register (46 TexReg 271), and will not be republished.

One comment was received after publication of the proposed rule amendment during the official comment period. The Texas Dental Association provided a written comment in support of adoption of the rule as proposed. The Board agrees with this comment and no changes to the proposed rule were made as a result of the comment.

This rule is adopted under Texas Occupations Code §254.001(a), which gives the Board authority to adopt rules necessary to perform its duties and ensure compliance with state laws relating to the practice of dentistry to protect the public health and safety.



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