title: Board certification critical to preservation of a specialty.
authors.forename: C Matthew
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Culberson
authors.forename: Meredith K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Dempsey
authors.forename: Stacy L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Poole
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Weiler
authors.forename: Virginia K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: McCune
authors.forename: Stephanie S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Moore
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004990:Ethics, Dental; D006801:Humans; D009970:Orthodontics / Q000941:ethics / Q000592:standards*; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D013044:Specialty Boards; D013674:Technology, Dental; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States