Section 4-504 - Specialization.
§ 4-504. Specialization.
(a) In general.- A licensed dentist may not represent to the public that the licensee is a specialist in any field of specialized dental practice unless identified as a specialist in that field by the Board.
(b) Determination of qualifications on request.- If a licensed dentist requests, the Board shall determine whether the licensee qualifies for Board identification as a specialist.
(c) Board approval.- The Board may approve any area of specialty recognized by the Commission on Dental Accreditation or its successor organization.
(d) Application for identification as specialist.-
(1) The Board shall adopt rules and regulations concerning application procedures, fees, and required qualifications for identification as a specialist.
(2) The qualifications required of applicants for Board identification as a specialist may include:
(i) The requirements established by various specialty certifying boards of the American Dental Association;
(ii) Education;
(iii) Professional experience; and
(iv) Whether, before July 1, 1979, the applicant represented to the public, in an ethical manner, that the applicant was a specialist.
(e) Approval of additional specialties.- In approving additional specialties, the Board may consider those fields recognized and approved by the American Dental Association.
(f) Board to be depository and arbitrator.- The Board is a depository for and the arbitrator of the specialty qualification standards of the American Dental Association in this State.
[An. Code 1957, art. 32, §§ 5A, 5B, 16; 1981, ch. 8, § 2; 1987, ch. 34; 1990, ch. 6, § 11; 1999, ch. 376.]