Practitioner

A specialty concerned with diagnosis and treatment of maxillomandibular, orofacial, head and neck disorders, including prevention. It includes understanding the course of pathophysiology.

Theoretical, practical, and procedural knowledge of the following:

1. Behavioral and psychiatric factors that contribute to oral and facial pains.
2. Temporomandibular joint disorders.
3. Masticatory apparatus disorders.
4. Vascular neuralgia.
5. Neuralgia and nerve dysfunction.
6. Myalgia and ostealgia.
7. Sleep physiology and dysfunction.
8. Oral movement disorders.
9. Neurobiology of pain transmission and mechanisms.
10. Referred pain.
11. Neuropsychological immunology and chronic pain.
12. Oral and facial pain and dysfunction.
13. Primary and secondary headache.
14. Oral and facial pain arising from the teeth.
15. Craniofacial pain and dysfunction.
16. Oral systems.
17. Surgical and non-surgical treatment of orofacial pain.
18. Pharmacology and pharmacotherapy of orofacial pain.
19. Dental x-ray and digital imaging related to the specialty.

Obtaining, after bachelor of dentistry, a qualification or a clinical training program specialized for physicians that is not less than 24 months. It should also fulfill the minimum acceptable limit of practicing the specialty according to the standards and regulations of the commission at the time of submitting the professional registration application.

A specialty concerned with protective care of oral hygiene for patients with advanced medical conditions and diagnosis and treatment of oral diseases.

Theoretical, practical, and procedural knowledge of the following:

1. Culture tests.
2. Biopsy (Body tissue examination).
3. Orofacial pains.
4. Oral mucous membrane disorders.
5. Salivary gland disorders.
6. Orthodontic and dentofacial tumors.
7. Oral sensory neuron disorders.
8. Temporomandibular joint and masticatory apparatus.
9. Pharmacology.

Obtaining, after bachelor of dentistry, a qualification or a clinical training program specialized for physicians that is not less than 24 months. It should also fulfill the minimum acceptable limit of practicing the specialty according to the standards and regulations of the commission at the time of submitting the professional registration application.

A specialty concerned with diagnosis of oral and maxillofacial diseases.

Theoretical, practical, and procedural knowledge of the following:

1. Embryological and genetic factors that affect the oral and maxillofacial areas.
2. Microscopic and histological features of oral and maxillofacial areas.
3. The relationship of oral and maxillofacial diseases to general health.
4. Oral and maxillofacial symptoms associated with oral and maxillofacial areas.
5. Oral and maxillofacial tumors.
6. Surgical oral diseases.
7. Oral related histology.
8. Histological clinical diagnosis.
9. Dental x-ray and digital imaging related to the specialty.

Obtaining, after bachelor of dentistry, a qualification or a clinical training program specialized for physicians that is not less than 24 months. It should also fulfill the minimum acceptable limit of practicing the specialty according to the standards and regulations of the commission at the time of submitting the professional registration application.

A specialty concerned with preparing and reading radiological medical imaging studies used in diagnosis of oral and maxillofacial diseases and injuries.

Theoretical, practical, and procedural knowledge of the following:

1. Head and neck anatomy.
2. Oral and maxillofacial diseases.
3. Clinical symptoms of head and neck diseases that are related to systemic diseases.
4. Head and neck tumors.
5. Radiation physics and biology.
6. Protection from medical radiation.
7. Oral and maxillofacial diagnostic imaging techniques.
8. Intraoral imaging.
9. Panoramic, cephalometric (head measurement) and cranial projective imaging.
10. Cone beam CT imaging.
11. Volumetric imaging.
12. Detective CT imaging.
13. MRI imaging.
14. Diagnostic ultrasonography.
15. Nuclear medical imaging.
16. Limits of available imaging patterns.
17. Reading radiological studies.

Obtaining, after bachelor of dentistry, a qualification or a clinical training program specialized for physicians that is not less than 24 months. It should also fulfill the minimum acceptable limit of practicing the specialty according to the standards and regulations of the commission at the time of submitting the professional registration application.

A specialty concerned with surgical treatment of orofacial and maxillomandibular diseases and injuries that affect the physiological and aesthetic aspects.

Theoretical, practical, and procedural knowledge of the following:

1. Cases and deformities of oral and maxillofacial areas.
2. Symptoms of systemic disease in the oral and maxillofacial areas.
3. Oral and maxillofacial infections.
4. Oral and maxillofacial tumors.
5. Temporomandibular joint disorders.
6. Masticatory system disorders.
7. Oral and maxillofacial injuries.
8. Orthognathic surgery.
9. Reconstructive surgery.
10. Plastic surgery.
11. Orofacial pain.
12. General anesthesia, analgesia and anesthesia techniques.
13. Advanced CPR.
14. Medical emergency cases.
15. Acquaintance of risks associated with maxillofacial surgery.
16. Pharmacology related to the specialty.
17. Dental x-ray and digital imaging related to the specialty.

Obtaining, after bachelor of dentistry, a qualification or a clinical training program specialized for physicians that is not less than 24 months. It should also fulfill the minimum acceptable limit of practicing the specialty according to the standards and regulations of the commission at the time of submitting the professional registration application.

A specialty concerned with diagnosis and performing surgical and non-surgical treatment for oral and dental diseases.

Theoretical, practical, and procedural knowledge of the following:

a) Pathological disorders that involve oral soft and hard tissues.

b) Odontogenic and other oral infections.

c) Oral and dental alveolar tissue diseases.

d) Orofacial pain.

e) Dental alveolar injuries including soft tissue injury.

f) Analgesia and anesthesia techniques.

g) Dental, oral and dental alveolar tissues surgical procedures.

h) Management of emergency cases related to the specialty.

i) Acquaintance of pharmacotherapy.

j) Dental x-ray and digital imaging related to the specialty.

Obtaining, after bachelor of dentistry, a qualification or a clinical training program specialized for physicians that is not less than 24 months. It should also fulfill the minimum acceptable limit of practicing the specialty according to the standards and regulations of the commission at the time of submitting the professional registration application.

A specialty concerned with diagnosis and rectification of malocclusion and growing or fully grown orthodontic skeletal deformities.

Theoretical, practical, and procedural knowledge of the following:

1. Knowledge of biomechanics, materials science and properties.
2. Knowhow of speech diseases and their diagnosis.
3. Acquaintance of growth and development physiology.
4. Growth assessment using clinical and radiological technologies.
5. Dentofacial Growth and deformities.
6. Dentoskeletal variation.
7. Plastic surgical procedures.
8. Dentofacial rectification
9. Congenital and functional malocclusion.
10. Orthodontic treatment stages.
11. Temporomandibular joint disorders.
12. Fixed and removable devices.
13. Mutual relationship between gingiva and orthodontics.
14. Devices design and biomechanics.
15. Dental x-ray and digital imaging related to the specialty.

Obtaining, after bachelor of dentistry, a qualification or a clinical training program specialized for physicians that is not less than 24 months. It should also fulfill the minimum acceptable limit of practicing the specialty according to the standards and regulations of the commission at the time of submitting the professional registration application.

A specialty concerned with using an advanced technology for general and local anesthesia to relieve pain and facilitate dental operations using pharmacological and non-pharmacological alternatives.

Theoretical, practical, and procedural knowledge of the following:

1. Scientific basis of dental anesthesia (spinal and general anesthesia).
2. Choose the appropriate procedures for each patient.
3. Preanesthetic assessment.
4. Patient assessment technologies.
5. Technologies used in dental anesthesia (local, spinal and general anesthesia).
6. Multiple cases of altered conscious level that are associated to general and spinal anesthesia.
7. Risks of different used techniques.
8. Knowledge of clinical/ surgical preparation for different techniques.
9. Used pharmaceutical prescriptions and their side effects.
10. Treatment of acute medical emergency cases.
11. Equipment used for patient monitoring.
12. Criteria of resuscitation and discharge.

Obtaining, after bachelor of dentistry, a qualification or a clinical training program specialized for physicians that is not less than 24 months. It should also fulfill the minimum acceptable limit of practicing the specialty according to the standards and regulations of the commission at the time of submitting the professional registration application.

A specialty concerned with diagnosis and cure of diseases and injuries of the pulp, roots and endodontic tissues using advanced technologies.

Theoretical, practical, and procedural knowledge of the following:

1. Inflammatory and immune processes in oral health and diseases.
2. Pathophysiology related to pulp/ endodontic tissues.
3. Management of pulp/ endodontic cases in primary and permanent teeth.
4. Facial and oral pains.
5. Dental injuries and the related complications.
6. Live endodontic cure.
7. Root canals preparation.
8. Endodontic emergency cases.
9. Surgical and non-surgical endodontic procedures.
10. Acquaintance of endodontic retreatment.
11. Endodontic technologies.
12. Devices and materials concerned with endodontic cure.
13. Radiological/ digital imaging.
14. Microscopic technology.
15. Regenerative treatment of endodontics.
16. Gingival complications related to endodontics.

Obtaining, after bachelor of dentistry, a qualification or a clinical training program specialized for physicians that is not less than 24 months. It should also fulfill the minimum acceptable limit of practicing the specialty according to the standards and regulations of the commission at the time of submitting the professional registration application.

A specialty concerned with the prevention and treatment of advanced dental caries.

Theoretical, practical, and procedural knowledge of the following:

1. Etiology of dental caries and their prevention.
2. Non-surgical and minor surgical treatment strategies of dental caries.
3. Deep carious dental lesions.
4. Acute and chronic dental caries.
5. Direct and indirect dental repairs.
6. Treatment of live root canal.
7. Dental and facial plastic surgery.
8. Conservative and non-conservative plastic repairs.
9. Dental defects (hereditary and acquired).
10. Tooth discoloration (hereditary and acquired).
11. Loss of dental surfaces.
12. Temporomandibular joint disorders.
13. Dental injuries.
14. Design and prepare dental prosthesis, crowns, bridges and dental implants.
15. Occlusion and occlusion dysfunction.
16. Relation between gingiva and repairs.
17. Dentistry materials.
18. Digital dentistry.
19. Dental x-ray and digital imaging related to the specialty.

Obtaining, after bachelor of dentistry, a qualification or a clinical training program specialized for physicians that is not less than 24 months. It should also fulfill the minimum acceptable limit of practicing the specialty according to the standards and regulations of the commission at the time of submitting the professional registration application.