What are the eight specialties of dentistry?

Answer 1

General Dentistry

• Dental Public Health (study of dental epidemiology and social health policies),
• Endodontics (root canal therapy and study of diseases of the dental pulp),
• Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology (study, diagnosis, and sometimes the treatment of oral and maxillofacial related diseases),
• Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology (study and radiologic interpretation of oral and maxillofacial diseases),
• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (extractions, facial surgery and implants),
• Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics (straightening of teeth and modification of midface and mandibular growth),
• Pediatric dentistry (i.e. dentistry for children),
• Periodontics (treatment of the periodontium, however most periodontists place implants),
• Prosthodontics (dentures, bridges and the restoration of implants. Some prosthodontists further their training in "oral and maxillofacial prosthodontics--a discipline concerned with the replacement of missing facial structures--such as ears, eyes, nose, etc.)

1. orthodontics
2. consrvative
3. prosthodontics
4. pedodontics
5. periodontics
6. oral surgery
7. oral pathology
8. oral medicine
9. community

TERRI MCMICHAEL FROM California ADDS: I worked in the late seventies for one of dentistrys first combined specialists, DR. SANFORD S. GOLDEN. He was teaching professor at CASE WESTERN RESERVE in CLEVELAND. He was a Perio/Endo specialist. We did everything from root canals to reverse apicoectomies, apical reposition flaps to correct deep pockets, synthetic bone grafting, you name it Dr. Golden would do it to SAVE a tooth. He was the inventor of the contour chair and sold the patent to the RITTER COMPANY. He passed away of prostate cancer about 15 years ago.