Cosmetic dentistry is not an ADA-recognized specialty. In order to be a recognized specialty a
discipline must demonstrate 6 requirements, of which in pertinent part,
[t]he specialty must document
scientifically, by valid and reliable statistical evidence/studies, that it:
(a) actively contributes to new knowledge in the field; (b) actively
contributes to professional education; (c) actively contributes to research
needs of the profession; and (d) provides oral health services for the public;
all of which are currently not being met by general practitioners or dental
specialists.[1]
These requirements as they relate
to a post-graduate dental degree are fulfilled by the specialty in prosthodontics. So the next time you read about a dentist
claiming to be a ‘cosmetic dentist’, you need question by ‘who’s’ authority or
recognition does he or she make that claim, because it doesn’t exist[2].
Prosthodontists make up
less than 2% of all the dentists in the United States. Dr. Scheinfeld is an
Emory University trained prosthodontist and has practiced in metro Atlanta
since 1988. Go with a “PRO”.
Novy Scheinfeld, DDS, PC
290 Carpenter Drive, 200A
Atlanta (Sandy Springs), GA 30328
404-256-3620
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[1]
ADA News November 5, 2012, Pg. 27.
[2]
This has been considered unethical with a predominant objective of marketing to
patients. The American Dental Association does not recognize cosmetic dentistry
as a formal specialty area of dentistry. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmetic_dentistry
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