Periodontics is the dental specialty that relates specifically to the care and maintenance of these tissues.

Orthodontics is a dental specialty of fixing malaligned teeth and jaws.

Rotation through the dental specialties increases the resident's ability to handle situations in private practice without referral to a specialist.

Oral surgery as a specialty is defined in Europe as a dental specialty.

Post-graduate training is available in all dental specialties.

The following are not currently recognized dental specialties in the US:

A dentist may go on for further training in a dental specialty which require an additional 1 to 7 years of post-doctoral training.

This is not true of any legitimate "dental" specialty.

In order to qualify as a medical or dental specialty the group must have a unique collection of skills not available by any other group.

This is accomplished through examinations created specifically for each dental specialty.