Alaska Administrative Code
Title 12 - Professional Regulations
Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing
Chapter 28 - Board of Dental Examiners
Article 10 - General Provisions
12 AAC 28.959 - Dental specialist license
Current through February 24, 2025
(a) The board may issue a dental specialist license in a branch of dentistry recognized by the board to a dentist applicant who
(b) A dentist may only advertise as a specialist in a branch of dentistry that is recognized by the board, including
(c) Notwithstanding (b) of this section, a general dentist who does not obtain a dental specialist license may advertise fellowships, other credentials earned, or aspects of focus in the area of general dentistry so long as any communications that express or imply specialization are avoided, and the advertisement includes a disclaimer that the dentist is a general dentist.
(d) A dentist who obtains a dental specialist license under (a) of this section is limited to practice in the branch of dentistry in which the dentist holds a dental specialist license.
(e) In this section, "dental specialty" means an area of dentistry that has been formally recognized by the National Commission on Recognition of Dental Specialties and Certifying Boards.
Authority:AS 08.36.070
AS 08.36.110
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