Issuance of specialists license to dentist licensed in this State.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 631.250
in effect1. The Board may issue a specialists license authorizing a dentist licensed in this State to announce, hold himself or herself out and practice as a specialist in a special area of dentistry for which there is a certifying board approved by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association.
2. No dentist licensed in this State may announce or hold himself or herself out to the public as a specialist or practice as a specialist unless the dentist has successfully completed the educational requirements currently specified for qualification in the special area by the certifying board.
3. A dentist licensed in this State who has successfully completed those educational requirements, has passed the general dentistry examination or has otherwise been approved for licensure by the Board, and has been issued a specialists license under this section may commence specialty practice immediately in the special area without:
(a) Examination by the certifying board.
(b) Certification as a diplomate of the certifying board.
4. A dentist licensed in this State to whom a specialists license is issued shall limit his or her practice to the specialty.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-631.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026