Oral Medicine Recognized as Dental Specialty

The National Commission on Recognition of Dental Specialties and Certifying Boards has recognized oral medicine as the 11^th dental specialty. The American Academy of Oral Medicine submitted its application to the commission in June 2019; the commission adopted the resolution on March 2.

 Oral medicine joins the following dental specialties: dental anesthesiology; dental public health; endodontics; oral and maxillofacial pathology; oral and maxillofacial radiology; oral and maxillofacial surgery; orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics; pediatric dentistry; periodontics; and prosthodontics. Read more at:ada.org/en/publications/