The National Commission invites public comment on the following application that has been submitted for dental specialty certifying board recognition:
The American Certifying Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology has submitted an application (PDF) requesting recognition as the national certifying board for Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology.
Comment Period and Deadline
The National Commission policy provides that public comment on an application’s compliance with the ADA Requirements for Recognition of National Certifying Boards for Dental Specialists is to be solicited for a sixty (60) day period. Accordingly, written comments will be accepted through 5:00 pm Central Standard Time (CST) on Friday, November 13, 2026.
Any comments received after the 5:00 pm (CST) deadline on November 13, 2026 will not be considered by the National Commission.
Important to know before submitting comments
The National Commission will only accept comments submitted by electronic mail. Written comments that are mailed to the National Commission via the United States Postal Service will not be accepted.
Please review the comment guideline sheet designed by the National Commission below. It is intended to better assist the communities of interest with interpreting the Requirements for Recognition of National Certifying Boards for Dental Specialists and providing comments on applications for recognition.
Guidelines for submitting comments (PDF)
Comments must be objective and pertain only to the applicant’s compliance with the Requirements for Recognition of National Certifying Boards for Dental Specialists.
The National Commission will disregard these types of comments:
- that are not related to the Requirements for Recognition of National Certifying Boards for Dental Specialists
- that are not objective
- that include Protected Health Information (PHI)
- that include Personally Identifiable Information (PII)
- that violate the American Dental Associations’ Principles of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct
- that contain any unprofessional remarks
If the National Commission receives form letters with duplicate content signed by different individuals, the letters will be counted as one (1) letter signed by multiple submitters.
Comments should be submitted to the director, National Commission on Recognition of Dental Specialties and Certifying Boards at: nationalcommission@ada.org