The following are the Ministerial Council approved a list of specialties for dentists:
- Dento-maxillofacial radiology
- Endodontics
- Forensic odontology
- Orthodontics
- Paediatric dentistry
- Oral & maxillofacial surgery
- Oral medicine
- Oral pathology
- Periodontics
- Prosthodontics
- Public health dentistry (Community dentistry)
- Special Needs Dentistry
- Oral surgery
Specialist registration is available to dentists who either:
a. hold a Board approved qualification for the specialty (see Approved Programs of Study – Qualifications for specialist registration); or
b. hold another qualification that the Board considers to be substantially equivalent. Determination of this equivalence may require assessment, for a fee, by the Australian Dental Council or other entities agreed by the Board.
The Board’s Specialist Registration Standard requires all applicants for specialist registration to have completed a minimum of two years general dental practice in addition to meeting all other requirements for general registration as a dentist. This general practice requirement may be achieved by experience outside Australia, subject to assessment and approval by the Board.