(c)

1. (1) Dentists may not use their eligibility as specialists to make the public believe that specialty services rendered in the dental office are being rendered by a qualified specialist when such is not the case.
2. (2) The burden of responsibility is on the specialist to avoid any inference that general practitioners who are associated with the specialists are qualified to announce themselves as specialists.

(d)

1. (1) The Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners shall upon application and without examination issue a specialty certificate to any registered and currently licensed dentist in Arkansas who has been:

   1. (A) Certified in that particular specialty by an American board recognized by the American Dental Association; and
   2. (B) Practicing that specialty continuously for a period of five (5) years or more.
2. (2) Any such application shall be accompanied by the required fee as set forth through the provisions of the Arkansas Dental Practice Act, Arkansas Code § 17-82-101 et seq.
3. (3) The applicant must have graduated from a specialty program recognized by the American Dental Association Council on Dental Education.

(e) An examination committee appointed by the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners consisting of two (2) specialists who have been certified by the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners as having met the standards set forth by the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners for that specialty and one (1) licensed dentist Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners member shall:

1. (1) Examine each applicant at the time and place fixed by the committee to thoroughly test the applicant's qualifications for the practice of that specialty; and
2. (2) Report to the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners whether the applicant is qualified in the specialty.

(j)

1. (1) An Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners member who is a licensed dentist shall be responsible for one (1) of the specialties, which are:

   1. (A) Endodontics;
   2. (B) Orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics;
   3. (C) Pediatric dentistry;
   4. (D) Oral and maxillofacial surgery;
   5. (E) Oral and maxillofacial radiology;
   6. (F) Periodontics;
   7. (G) Prosthodontics;
   8. (H) Dental public health; and
   9. (I) Oral pathology.

2. (2) Each Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners member's responsibilities for that particular specialty shall be as follows:

   1. (A) To make recommendations to the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners for approval of specialists to serve on the examining committee of that specialty; and
   2. (B) To forward applications of applicants for specialty license to the examining committee and provide necessary communication between applicant and examining committee to ensure that the examination is carried out in a timely and expedient manner.
3. (3) The President of the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners shall assign each licensed dentist member a specialty for which that member will be responsible and serve as an examiner.