January 26, 2016 — The American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID) won another legal battle on January 21, when a U.S. District judge ruled that certain regulations of the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners restrict the academy’s First Amendment right to free speech.
As a result of the decision, dentists who have earned board certification from the certifying boards sponsored by the AAID and the other plaintiff organizations may now advertise that they are specialists in the state of Texas, the academy noted in a statement.
The AAID, which has won similar suits against California and Florida, was joined in this lawsuit by the American Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists (ASDA), American Academy of Oral Medicine (AAOM), and American Academy of Orofacial Pain (AAOP), along with five licensed dentists.
Source: U.S. judge rules for AAID over Texas board on specialist ads DR BICUSPID