Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 51, June 17, 2024
Part 3100.7000 - ADVERTISING DENTAL SPECIALTY PRACTICESubpart 1.Specialty areas.The following special areas of dentistry are recognized as suitable for the announcement of specialty dental practices:
A. dental anesthesiology;C. endodontics (endodontist);D. oral and maxillofacial pathology (oral pathologist);E. oral and maxillofacial radiology (oral radiologist);F. oral and maxillofacial surgery (oral and maxillofacial surgeon);I. orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics (orthodontist);J. pediatric dentistry (pedodontist);K. periodontics (periodontist); andL. prosthodontics (prosthodontist).Subp. 2.Education criteria. A licensed dentist may advertise as a specialist in an area if the dentist has evidence of graduating from a postdoctoral specialty program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation in any of the designated specialty areas of subpart 1.Subp. 3.Restricting practice. Subpart 2 does not prohibit a dentist who does not meet the above education or experience criteria from restricting a practice to one or more specific areas of dentistry. These dentist's must not use the terms "specialist," "specialty," "specializing," or "limited to." The advertising must state that the services are being provided by a general dentist.14 SR 1214; 17 SR 1279; 20 SR 2316; 35 SR 459; 37 SR 1849; 39 SR 1455Statutory Authority: MS s 150A.04; 150A.06; 150A.08; 150A.10; 150A.11; 214.06; 214.15; 319A.18