Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. The
board approves any specialty of dentistry for which a dentist has completed a
post-doctoral program consisting of at least two full-time years and which
program is accredited by a dental accreditation agency that is recognized by
the United States Department of Education.
B. The board approves of the definition of
the specialties listed in
§122. A and as set
forth in §301 D, and
acknowledges that those definitions set forth the scope of practice of said
specialties.
C. A licensed dentist
is recognized as a specialist in Louisiana if the dentist meets the standards
set forth below.
1. The board finds that
terms implying that a dentist is a specialist in some field of dentistry are
terms of art indicating that the dentist has completed an accredited
postdoctoral educational program in that field of at least two years.
Therefore, a licensed dentist seeking specialty recognition must have
successfully completed a postdoctoral program in a specialty area of dentistry
consisting of at least two full-time years and which is accredited by a dental
accreditation agency that is recognized by the United States Department of
Education.
2. The requirements of
Paragraph C.1 of this Section shall not apply to otherwise-qualified
specialists who have announced their ADA approved specialty prior to the date
of initial promulgation of this rule in 1998.
3. Specialists must provide the board with
satisfactory documentation of their specialty training.
4. Specialists are required to limit their
practice exclusively to the indicated specialty area(s) as defined by the board
and its rules.
5. A specialist who
wishes to practice general dentistry must be evaluated by the board in
accordance with LAC 46:XXXIII.124 to determine the need of remediation prior to
practicing general dentistry.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
37:760(8).
