title: Emerging Dental Specialties and Ethics.
abstract: This paper discusses ethical dimensions related to the formal recognition of emerging dental specialties. It explores several issues related to the potential emergence of several new dental specialty areas. There are good reasons that dentistry should open the door to these new specialties, and patients would benefit. The ethical considerations for and against formal acceptance are examined.
authors.forename: Ronald S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mashni
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation; D000329:Advertising / Q000941:ethics; D000571:American Dental Association; D000766:Anesthesia, Dental; D002568:Certification; D002983:Clinical Competence; D032781:Codes of Ethics; D003479:Curriculum; D003757:Dental Implantation; D003815:Dentists / Q000941:ethics; D004465:Economic Competition / Q000941:ethics; D004497:Education, Dental; D004499:Education, Dental, Graduate; D004990:Ethics, Dental; D005157:Facial Pain; D006801:Humans; D028681:Moral Obligations; D019242:Oral Medicine; D013039:Specialties, Dental / Q000193:education / Q000941:ethics*; D013044:Specialty Boards; D014342:Truth Disclosure / Q000941:ethics; D014481:United States