Tennessee § 63-5-113 Examination and certification of specialists

Tennessee Statutes

§ 63-5-113 — Examination and certification of specialists

Tennessee § 63-5-113

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Bluebook

Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-5-113 (2026).

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(a)Any dentist duly licensed in this state who has completed a minimum of two (2) years of graduate education in a dental school accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation or the equivalent thereof in a specialty branch of dentistry or who has otherwise met the requirements of the rules promulgated by the board may apply for a certificate as a specialist.

(b)The board may recognize specialty certification of those dentists licensed through the licensure criteria provisions of § 63-5-110 , if the requirements for certification in the original state are substantially equivalent to those requirements in this state.

(c)No one shall offer or conduct any school, course, or program that grants credentialed status or that graduates individuals for credentialed status, or its equivalen

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(a) Any dentist duly licensed in this state who has completed a minimum of two (2) years of graduate education in a dental school accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation or the equivalent thereof in a specialty branch of dentistry or who has otherwise met the requirements of the rules promulgated by the board may apply for a certificate as a specialist. (b) The board may recognize specialty certification of those dentists licensed through the licensure criteria provisions of § 63-5-110 , if the requirements for certification in the original state are substantially equivalent to those requirements in this state. (c) No one shall offer or conduct any school, course, or program that grants credentialed status or that graduates individuals for credentialed status, or its equivalent, in any particular branch of dentistry or any specific area of the practice of dentistry that is not listed as a recognized specialty in § 63-5-112 . Dental, dental hygiene, and dental assisting colleges, schools, or programs in this state that are accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation are exempt from this subsection (c).

Legislative History

Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 194, s 1, eff. 4/22/2015. Acts 1957, ch. 32, § 14; 1969, ch. 29, § 6; 1978, ch. 824, § 10; 1981, ch. 99, § 9; T.C.A., § 63-542; Acts 1988, ch. 635, §§12, 13; 1989, ch. 523, §12; 1997 , ch. 497, § 1; 2004, ch. 720, § 1.