As I sat down to write this editorial, I wondered how many people could say they received specialty recognition from the American Dental Association (ADA) as a birthday gift? My initial thought was that there were likely not many. This past March 10th marked your current editor's 39th year on planet Earth; a day which passed relatively uneventfully, aside from the delightful customary celebration with my immediate family, involving a few small gifts and a cake topped with a candle or two. However, on March 11th, the news of the National Commission on Recognition of Dental Specialties and Certifying Boards (NCRDSCB) decision was released, confirming the approval of the American Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists' (ASDA) application for specialty recognition. It was official: Dental Anesthesiology was the 10th and newest dental specialty recognized by the ADA. This pronouncement was certainly a gift for me to remember. To many, ADA specialty recognition for Dental Anesthesiology is well deserved and long overdue. Others likely feel quite the opposite. The road to specialty recognition for Dental Anesthesiology has been quite long and convoluted.
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