Rule 24.138.3101 - GENERAL STANDARDS FOR SPECIALTIES(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;(d) oral and maxillofacial surgery;(e) orthodontic and dentofacial orthopedics;(f) pedodontics (dentistry for children);(i) oral and maxillofacial radiology;(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).Mont. Admin. r. 24.138.3101
NEW, 1980 MAR p. 2662, Eff. 9/26/80; TRANS, from Dept. of Prof. & Occup. Lic., Ch. 274, L. 1981, Eff. 7/1/81; AMD, 1996 MAR p. 3118, Eff. 12/6/96; AMD, 1997 MAR p. 1265, Eff. 7/22/97; TRANS, from Commerce, & AMD, 2003 MAR p. 2435, Eff. 10/31/03; AMD, 2019 MAR p. 429, Eff.4/27/2019; AMD, 2024 MAR p. 2205, Eff. 9/21/2024AUTH: 37-4-205, MCA; IMP: 37-4-205, 37-4-301, MCA