Administrative Rules of Montana
Department 24 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Chapter 24.138 - BOARD OF DENTISTRY
Subchapter 24.138.31 - Specialty Practice Provisions
Rule 24.138.3101 - GENERAL STANDARDS FOR SPECIALTIES

Universal Citation: MT Admin Rules 24.138.3101

Current through Register Vol. 18, September 20, 2024

(1) Any specialty area(s) of dental practice and appropriate certifying boards must be approved by the National Commission on Recognition of Dental Specialties and Certifying Boards. The specialty areas of dental practice approved by the National Commission on Recognition of Dental Specialties and Certifying Boards and the designation for ethical specialty announcement limitation of practice are:

(a) dental public health;

(b) endodontics;

(c) oral pathology;

(d) oral and maxillofacial surgery;

(e) orthodontic and dentofacial orthopedics;

(f) pedodontics (dentistry for children);

(g) periodontics;

(h) prosthodontics;

(i) oral and maxillofacial radiology;

(j) oral medicine; and

(k) dental anesthesiology.

(2) Dentists who announce as specialists must have successfully completed an educational program accredited by the commission on dental accreditation, two or more years in length, as specified by the council on dental education or be diplomates of a nationally-recognized certifying board.

(3) A licensee shall not advertise using the terms "specialist" or "specializing" unless the licensee has met the board standards for specialization as set forth in this rule.

(4) A licensee who possesses a verifiable combination of education and experience is not prohibited from including in the licensee's practice one or more branches of dentistry listed in (1).

AUTH: 37-4-205, MCA; IMP: 37-4-205, 37-4-301, MCA

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