Chapter 14. Approved Specialty Fields and Qualifications for Identification as a Specialist

Endodontics;

Oral surgery, also known as oral and maxillofacial surgery;

Oral pathology;

Orthodontics;

Pediatric dentistry;

Periodontics;

Prosthodontics;

Public health; and

Any area of specialty approved by the Commission on Dental Accreditation or its successor organization.

Has successfully completed a Board-approved specialty training program in that specialty; or

Before July 1, 1979, reasonably represented to the public that the dentist was a specialist in that specialty while limiting the dentist's practice to the specialty.

An application on a form that the Board provides;

A fee as set forth in COMAR 10.44.20; and

Either evidence of having successfully completed a Board-approved specialty training program or a written statement, under oath, that sets forth the basis for the dentist's claim that, before July 1, 1979, the dentist reasonably represented to the public that the dentist was a specialist in that specialty, including in that written statement the:

On or after July 1, 1985, a person may not represent to the public that the person is a dentist specializing in any specialty of dentistry or limiting the dentist's practice of dentistry to any specialty of dentistry unless the person is recognized by the Board as a specialist in that specialty.

A person may not represent to the public that the person is a specialist in any area not approved by the Board.