Kan. Admin. Regs. § 71-2-2 - Branches of dentistry
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.
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