Periodontal specialist system

Periodontal specialists are accredited by the Periodontal Specialist Committee, organized in October 1989. Applicants must be an active member of the society and have conducted therapy on more than 10 periodontal patient cases which were cared for well during the maintenance phase and including at least 8 of periodontal surgical procedure cases. As of March 31, 2011, the society had accredited and passed 905 doctors, 187 instructors and 87 training institutions.