Dental Anesthesiology Specialty Now Available

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As of September 10, 2024, the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation has added provisions to the Illinois Dental Practice Act to allow a specialty in dental anesthesiology. The Illinois Dental Practice Act already allowed specialties in numerous areas, such as pediatric dentistry, periodontics, and orthodontics.

The requirements for this new specialty are as follows:

  • 1. Certification of completion of dental specialty training;
    • a. Specifically, the dental anesthesiology application must contain evidence that the applicant has successfully completed a 3-year (36 months) period of training in a CODA accredited dental anesthesiology program. An applicant who completed a dental anesthesiology program prior to July 1, 2018, must submit an application containing evidence of a two-year dental anesthesiology residency program. An applicant who completed a dental anesthesiology program prior to July 1, 1993, must submit an application containing evidence of completion of a one-year dental anesthesiology residency program.
    • b. Certified records are required from the Program Director of the associated residency training program in which the dental anesthesiology training took place. The records must attest to the individual’s successful completion of the program.
  • 2. Application fee of $750.

If you or somebody you know is interested in applying for this dental specialty, call our office and we can assist you in the process. We help all licensed professionals from the start of a license application through all communications with the IDFPR to license issuance and maintenance. We are here to help all Illinois licensed professionals.


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