Section 4-504 - Specialization. - Maryland Statutes

§ 4-504. Specialization.
 

(a)  In general.- A licensed dentist may not represent to the public that the licensee is a specialist in any field of specialized dental practice unless identified as a specialist in that field by the Board. 

(b)  Determination of qualifications on request.- If a licensed dentist requests, the Board shall determine whether the licensee qualifies for Board identification as a specialist. 

(c)  Board approval.- The Board may approve any area of specialty recognized by the Commission on Dental Accreditation or its successor organization. 

(d)  Application for identification as specialist.-  

(1) The Board shall adopt rules and regulations concerning application procedures, fees, and required qualifications for identification as a specialist. 

(2) The qualifications required of applicants for Board identification as a specialist may include: 

(i) The requirements established by various specialty certifying boards of the American Dental Association; 

(ii) Education; 

(iii) Professional experience; and 

(iv) Whether, before July 1, 1979, the applicant represented to the public, in an ethical manner, that the applicant was a specialist. 

(e)  Approval of additional specialties.- In approving additional specialties, the Board may consider those fields recognized and approved by the American Dental Association. 

(f)  Board to be depository and arbitrator.- The Board is a depository for and the arbitrator of the specialty qualification standards of the American Dental Association in this State. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 32, §§ 5A, 5B, 16; 1981, ch. 8, § 2; 1987, ch. 34; 1990, ch. 6, § 11; 1999, ch. 376.]