Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 71 - KANSAS DENTAL BOARD › Article 2 - SPECIALISTS › Section 71-2-2 - Branches of dentistry

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
The recognized branches of dentistry for which application may
				be made for a specialist's certificate shall be the following: dental
				anesthesiology, dental public health, endodontics, oral and maxillofacial
				pathology, oral and maxillofacial radiology, oral and maxillofacial surgery,
				orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, periodontics, and prosthodontics. These
				branches of dentistry shall be defined as follows:
(a) "Dental anesthesiology" means that branch
			 of dentistry dealing with the advanced use of anesthesia, sedation, and pain
			 management to facilitate dental procedures and surgery.
(b) "Dental public health" means that branch
			 of dentistry relating to the science and art of preventing and controlling
			 dental diseases and promoting dental health through organized community
			 efforts. Dental public health is the form of dental practice that serves the
			 community rather than individual patients. This branch of dentistry is
			 concerned with the dental health education of the public, with applied dental
			 research, and with the administration of group dental care programs as well as
			 the prevention and control of dental diseases on a community basis.
(c) "Endodontics" means that branch of
			 dentistry concerning the morphology, physiology, and pathology of the human
			 dental pulp and periradicular tissues. The study and practice encompass the
			 basic and clinical sciences, including the biology of the normal pulp; the
			 etiology, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases and injuries of the
			 pulp; and associated periradicular conditions.
(d) "Oral and maxillofacial pathology" means
			 that branch of dentistry concerning the nature, identification, and management
			 of diseases affecting the oral and maxillofacial regions. This branch is a
			 science that investigates the causes, processes, and effects of these diseases.
			 The practice of oral and maxillofacial pathology includes the research and
			 diagnosis of diseases using clinical, radiographic, microscopic, biochemical,
			 and other examinations.
(e) "Oral
			 and maxillofacial radiology" means that branch of dentistry concerning the
			 production and interpretation of images and data produced by all forms of
			 radiant energy that are used for the diagnosis and management of diseases,
			 disorders, and conditions of the oral and maxillofacial region.
(f) "Oral and maxillofacial surgery" means
			 that branch of dentistry concerning the diagnosis and the surgical and
			 adjunctive treatment of disease, injuries, and defects involving both the
			 functional and esthetic aspects of the hard and soft tissues of the oral and
			 maxillofacial region.
(g)
			 "Orthodontics," which shall include "dentofacial orthopedics," means that
			 branch of dentistry concerning the diagnosis, prevention, interception, and
			 correction of malocclusion, as well as neuromuscular and skeletal abnormalities
			 of the developing or mature orofacial structures.
(h) "Pediatric dentistry" means the branch of
			 dentistry that is the age-defined specialty providing both primary and
			 comprehensive prevention and therapeutic oral health care for infants and
			 children through adolescence, including those with special health care
			 needs.
(i) "Periodontics" means
			 that branch of dentistry concerning the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of
			 diseases of the supporting and surrounding tissues of the teeth or their
			 substitutes and the maintenance of the health, function, and esthetics of these
			 structures and tissues.
(j)
			 "Prosthodontics" means that branch of dentistry concerning the diagnosis,
			 treatment planning, rehabilitation, and maintenance of the oral function,
			 comfort, appearance, and health of patients with clinical conditions associated
			 with missing or deficient teeth or oral and maxillofacial tissues, or both,
			 using biocompatible substitutes.