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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to dentistry and oral health: . Dentistry – branch of medicine that is involved in the study, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases, disorders and conditions of the oral cavity, maxillofacial area and the adjacent and associated structures and their impact on the human body.
In the United States and Canada, there are twelve recognized dental specialties in which some dentists choose to train and practice, in addition to or instead of general dentistry. In the United Kingdom and Australia, there are thirteen. [1] [2] To become a specialist requires training in a residency or advanced graduate training program.
The Faculty of Dentistry awards Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) and Master of Community Dentistry (MComDent) for public health & community dentistry, and Doctorate in Clinical Dentistry (DClinDent) for the other dental specialties. The body responsible for registering dental practitioners is the Dental Council of New Zealand (DCNZ).
John M. Harris started the world's first dental school in Bainbridge, Ohio, and helped to establish dentistry as a health profession. It opened on 21 February 1828, and today is a dental museum. [15] The first dental college, Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, opened in Baltimore, Maryland, US in 1840.
In the UK, oral medicine is one of the smallest dental specialties. [15] According to the GDC, as of December 2014 there were 69 clinicians registered as specialists in oral medicine. [ 16 ] As of 2012, there were 16 oral medicine units across the UK, mostly based in dental teaching hospitals , [ 14 ] and around 40 practising consultants. [ 15 ]
Dental anesthesiology is the specialty of dentistry that deals with the advanced use of general anesthesia, sedation and pain management to facilitate dental procedures.. In the United States, a dentist anesthesiologist is a dentist who has successfully completed an accredited postdoctoral anesthesiology residency program of three or more years duration, in accordance with the Commission on ...
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During dental school, students must take and successfully pass Part I and Part II of the National Board Dental Examination (also known as "the Boards"), which are administered by the ADA. Part I is usually taken after the second year of dental school, while Part II is usually taken sometime in the fourth year.