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Reframing Contemporary Prosthodontics Through an Orthopedic Paradigm

September 1, 2026
5 min

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The NCRDSCB recognizes 12 dental specialties in the US, with significant procedural overlap among them.
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In 2024, there are 203,465 licensed dentists in the US, including 3,540 prosthodontists and 5,471 periodontists.
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Implantology is not an officially recognized dental specialty in the US due to overlaps with oral surgery and periodontics.
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Approximately 50% of prosthodontists in the US are surgically trained, with new standards mandating surgical training in residency programs.
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Prosthodontics is closely aligned with orthopedics, leading to the proposal of identifying prosthodontists as the 'orthopedic surgeons of the mouth.'.

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Reframing Contemporary Prosthodontics Through an Orthopedic Paradigm

September 1, 2026

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