A specialty concerned with maintenance of dental hygiene through promoting perfect practices and applying preventive and therapeutic patterns according to the prescription of the dentist.

Theoretical, practical, and procedural knowledge of the following:

1. Principles of population dental hygiene.
2. Follow safety terms in dental imaging.
3. Diagnosis and treatment of gingiva and periodontic tissues.
4. Clinical treatment of gingiva and periodontic tissues.
5. Effect of drugs and diseases on dental hygiene.
6. Promoting general dental hygiene.
7. Organizing community cultural activities on dental hygiene.

An approved bachelor of four years duration, along with an internship year (12 months).

A specialty concerned with preparation of devices, dental, facial and maxillomandibular alternatives according to a prescription of the dentist.

Theoretical, practical, and procedural knowledge of the following:

1. Occlusion borders.
2. Mandibular motor function.
3. Materials in dental technology.
4. Infection control and sterilization in the dental laboratory.
5. Safety regulations in dental laboratories.
6. Safe use of laboratory equipment and dental materials.
7. Preparing devices, dental, facial and maxillomandibular alternatives.

An approved bachelor of four years duration, along with an internship year (12 months).

A specialty concerned with the inspection and assessment of evidence that are related to dentistry to help legal authorities with criminal and civil procedures.

Theoretical, practical, and procedural knowledge of the following:

1. Knowledge of legal and moral legislations and procedures.
2. Study of cranium, facial and maxillomandibular bones.
3. Identifying identity through advanced applied and radiological sciences.
4. Disaster victim identification (DVI).
5. Dental anatomy.
6. Age determination technologies.
7. Prepare and analyze injury reports.
8. Study of facial injuries and bruises and bite effects.
9. Determination of identity using modern technologies and evidence gathering.
10. 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 providing full dental care for the elderly. It includes prevention of oral diseases related to advanced age.

Theoretical, practical, and procedural knowledge of the following:

1. Oral symptoms related to genetic, organic and immunological diseases of the elderly.
2. Knowledge of geriatrics and pharmacology sciences.
3. Making treatment plans for the elderly.
4. Activate preventive diseases of geriatric oral hygiene.
5. Choose the dental materials that are appropriate for the elderly.
6. Diagnosis and treatment of dental caries in the elderly.
7. Prevention of dental caries.
8. Treatment of root and root canal diseases.
9. Design removable and fixed dental prosthesis.
10. Care and maintenance of dental prosthesis.
11. Treatment of geriatric dental emergency.
12. Treatment of cases under anesthesia.
13. 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 full therapeutic and preventive care for pediatric mouth and teeth from birth until the age of adolescence, including cases with special needs.

Theoretical, practical, and procedural knowledge of the following:

1. Diagnosis of oral diseases.
2. Growth and development of oral and maxillofacial bones.
3. Dentoskeletal malocclusion.
4. Full care of pediatric teeth.
5. Treatment of root canal.
6. Oral diseases and hereditary and acquired cases.
7. Effect of systemic diseases on the mouth and teeth.
8. Oral and dental injuries care.
9. Orofacial pains.
10. Methods of behavioral guidance of pediatrics.
11. Pharmacology and non-pharmacological interventions.
12. Anesthesia and pain relief techniques.
13. Care of cases with special needs.
14. Pediatrics.
15. Treatment of dental pediatric emergency cases.
16. Dental, facial and maxillomandibular x-ray and digital imaging.

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 providing full and preventive dental care in conjunction with advanced care for all age groups.

Theoretical, practical, and procedural knowledge of the following:

1. Fighting and patterns of prevention of dental caries.
2. Dental and facial plastic surgery.
3. Direct and indirect dental repairs.
4. Diagnosis and treatment of gingival issued related to dental repairs.
5. Root and root canal treatment.
6. Emergency dental pulp cases.
7. Dental injuries.
8. Temporomandibular joint disorders.
9. Design dental prosthesis.
10. Removable and fixed dental prosthesis.
11. Dental implants.
12. Occlusion dysfunction.
13. Pediatric dental care and orthodontics.
14. Patients of different age groups.
15. Patients with health issues.
16. Patients with special needs.
17. Biotic dental materials.
18. Dental technology in 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.

A specialty concerned with prevention and control of dental diseases and promoting dental hygiene on the community level through organized efforts.

Theoretical, practical, and procedural knowledge of the following:

1. Epidemiology of oral hygiene and diseases.
2. Biostatistics.
3. Behavioral science.
4. Environmental health.
5. Healthcare policy and its management.
6. Assessment of healthcare systems.
7. Measuring oral hygiene state and its determinants.
8. Knowhow of providing preventive services related to dental hygiene.
9. Oral hygiene and general health.
10. Design, implement, monitor and assess oral hygiene programs.
11. Analysis of community/ population requirements related to oral hygiene.
12. Acquaintance of following moral standards in oral hygiene programs.
13. Acquaintance of making recommendations and strategies to help decision makers.

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 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.