Anesthesiology becomes latest recognized dental specialty

Dental anesthesiology becomes the 10th dental specialty
recognized by the National Commission on Recognition of Dental
Specialties and Certifying Boards.

The recognition comes after the National Commission on March 11
adopted a resolution based on an application from the American
Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists to recognize dental
anesthesiology as a dental specialty.

The ADA House of Delegates in 2017 established the National
Commission to oversee the decision-making process for recognizing
dental specialties. The “Requirements for Recognition of Dental
Specialties” is still managed by the ADA’s Council on Education
and Licensure and the ADA House of Delegates.

Dental anesthesiology now joins the following dental
specialties: 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.

Dental specialties are recognized “to protect the public,
nurture the art and science of dentistry and improve the quality of
care,” according to the National Commission website.

A sponsoring organization seeking specialty recognition for
discipline of dentistry must document that the discipline satisfies
six requirements, as outlined in the “Requirements for
Recognition of Dental Specialties.” The sponsoring organization
of the proposed specialty must provide documentation to show that
it is a distinct and well-defined field that requires unique
knowledge and skills beyond those commonly possessed by dental
school graduates; that it requires advanced knowledge and skills;
and that it scientifically contributes new knowledge, education and
research in both the field, and the profession

The American Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists submitted its
application to the National Commission in September 2018. Following
a review by the National Commission’s Review Committee on
Specialty Recognition in November 2018, the National Commission
invited public comment for a 60-day period.

At its February 2019 meeting, the review committee considered
all the comments received that directly related to whether the
application met all the requirements for specialty recognition and
made a recommendation to the National Commission to grant specialty
status. At its March 11 meeting, the National Commission determined
that the application did indeed meet the “Requirements for
Recognition of Dental Specialties” and adopted a resolution
recognizing dental anesthesiology as a dental specialty. A
resolution needs a two-thirds majority vote to be approved.

Following approval by the National Commission, the sponsoring
organization must establish a national board for certifying
diplomats in accordance with the “Requirements for Recognition of
Dental Certifying Boards.”

The National Commission on Recognition of Dental Specialties and
Certifying Boards is comprised of nine general dentists, appointed
by the ADA Board of Trustees and approved by the House of
Delegates; one specialist from each of the nine recognized
specialties, appointed by the sponsoring organization; and a
public/consumer member appointed by the National Commission.

The recognition comes nearly 175 years after a Hartford,
Connecticut, dentist extracted one of his third molars to test the
analgesic properties of nitrous oxide. It was Dr. Horace Well’s
introduction of nitrous oxide, and the demonstration of anesthetic
properties of ether by Dr. William Morton, a student of Dr.
Wells’, that gave the gift of anesthesia to medicine and
dentistry.

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