A. 1. The Board of Dentistry may issue a dental specialty license authorizing a dentist to represent himself or herself to the public as a specialist, and to practice as a specialist, in a dental specialty.

2. No dentist shall represent himself or herself to the public as a specialist, nor practice as a specialist, unless the individual:

a.has successfully completed an advanced dental specialty educational program recognized by the Board and accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation, or a dental specialty recognized by the Board, requiring a minimum number of hours of approved education and training and recognition by the Commission on Dental Accreditation,

b.has passed the jurisprudence examination covering the State Dental Act, rules and state laws, and

c.has completed any additional requirements set forth in state law or rules and has been issued a dental specialty license by the Board.

3. Specialties recognized by the Board shall include:

a.dental public health,

b.endodontics,

c.oral and maxillofacial surgery,

d.oral and maxillofacial radiology,

e.orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics,

f.pediatric dentistry,

g.periodontics,

h.prosthodontics, and

i.oral pathology.

B. 1. At the time of application, if the dentist has ever been licensed in any other state, he or she shall provide a letter of good standing from such state before the Board may issue a specialty license.

2. In conducting an investigation of an applicant who has applied for a dental specialty license pursuant to this subsection, the Board shall require of the applicant disclosure of the same background information as is required of an applicant for a license to practice dentistry in this state.

C. Any person holding an Oklahoma specialty license that does not have an Oklahoma general dentistry license shall be limited to practicing that specialty for which they hold a license.

D. The Board may use the American Dental Association guidelines or the guidelines of another nationally recognized dental association or board for the purpose of defining a specialty practice area not otherwise defined herein.

Added by Laws 1970, c. 173, § 22, eff. July 1, 1970. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 377, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1998; Laws 2015, c. 229, § 8, eff. July 1, 2015; Laws 2018, c. 151, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2018; Laws 2019, c. 397, § 4.