Here’s some information especially for you if you are considering a career in dentistry and want to know what the areas of specialization are. The Dental Board of Australia has developed registration standards for each of the specialties, but here is a list of what these areas are:

1.    Dento-maxillofacial radiology
Diagnostic imaging procedures applied to the hard and soft tissues of the oral and maxillofacial region

2.    Endodontic
Morphology and pathology of the pulpo-dentine complex and periradicular tissues

3.    Oral and maxillofacial surgery
Diagnosis, surgical and adjunctive treatment of diseases, injuries and defects of human jaws and associated structures.

4.    Oral medicine
Oral health care of patients with chronic and medically related disorders of the oral and maxillofacial region.

5.    Oral pathology
The branch of pathology that deals with the nature of diseases affecting the oral, maxillofacial and adjacent regions.

6.    Oral surgery
Surgical management of conditions affecting the oral and dento-alveolar tissues.

7.    Orthodontic
Supervision, guidance and correction of the growing and mature dentofacial structures

8.    Paediatric dentistry
Oral health care for children and those with special needs

9.    Periodontics
Treatment of diseases or abnormalities of the supporting tissues of the teeth and their substitutes

10.    Prosthodontics
Reconstruction of the natural teeth, replacement of missing teeth, and substitution of contiguous oral and maxillofacial tissues

11.    Public health dentistry (Community dentistry)
Research and administration of dental care programs, including prevention and control of oral diseases on a community basis.

12.    Special needs dentistry
The special oral health care for people with an intellectual disability, medical, physical or psychiatric conditions.

13.    Forensic odontology
The examination and evaluation of dental evidence for interests of justice.