Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Currently there are how many dental specialties recognized by the
National Commission on Recognition of Dental Specialties and
Certifying Boards -
correct answer ✅10
Dental specialist go through how many additional years of
residency. -
correct answer ✅2-6
This specialty of dentistry and discipline of anesthesiology
encompassing the art and science of managing pain, anxiety, and
overall patient health during dental, oral, maxillofacial and
adjunctive surgical or diagnostic procedures throughout the entire
perioperative period. The specialty is dedicated to promoting
patient safety as well as access to care for all dental patients,
including the very young and patients with special health care
needs. -
correct answer ✅Dental Anesthesiology
the science and art of preventing and controlling dental diseases
and promoting dental health through organized community efforts.
It is that form of dental practice which serves the community as a
patient rather than the individual. It is concerned with the dental
health education of the public, with applied dental research, and
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with the administration of group dental care programs as well as
the prevention and control of dental diseases on a community
basis. -
correct answer ✅Dental Public Health
This branch of dentistry which is concerned with the morphology,
physiology and pathology of the human dental pulp and
periradicular tissues. Its study and practice encompass the basic
and clinical sciences including biology of the normal pulp, the
etiology, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of diseases and
injuries of the pulp and associated periradicular conditions -
correct answer ✅Endodontics
The specialty of dentistry and discipline of pathology that deals
with the nature, identification, and management of diseases
affecting the oral and maxillofacial regions. It is a science that
investigates the causes, processes, and effects of these diseases.
The practice of this includes research and diagnosis of diseases
using clinical, radiographic, microscopic, biochemical, or other
examinations. -
correct answer ✅Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
The specialty of dentistry and discipline of radiology concerned
with the production and interpretation of images and data
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produced by all modalities of radiant energy that are used for the
diagnosis and management of diseases, disorders and conditions of
the oral and maxillofacial region. -
correct answer ✅Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
The specialty of dentistry which includes the diagnosis, surgical and
adjunctive treatment of diseases, injuries and defects involving
both the functional and esthetic aspects of the hard and soft tissues
of the oral and maxillofacial region. -
correct answer ✅Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
The dental specialty that includes the diagnosis, prevention,
interception, and correction of malocclusion, as well as
neuromuscular and skeletal abnormalities of the developing or
mature orofacial structures. -
correct answer ✅Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
This is an age-defined specialty that provides both primary and
comprehensive preventive and therapeutic oral health care for
infants and children through adolescence, including those with
special health care needs. -
correct answer ✅Pediatric Dentistry