The recognition of professional or technical competence through registration, certification, licensure, admission to association membership, the award of a diploma or degree, etc.

Those rights or activities which are specific to members of the institution's medical staff, including the right to admit private patients.

Compliance with a set of standards defined by non-governmental organizations. Certification is applied for by individuals on a voluntary basis and represents a professional status when achieved, e.g., certification for a medical specialty.

The group in which legal authority is vested for the control of health-related institutions and organizations.

Professional society representing the field of dentistry.

The application of scientific knowledge or technology to the field of radiology. The applications center mostly around x-ray or radioisotopes for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes but the technological applications of any radiation or radiologic procedure is within the scope of radiologic technology.

Any group of three or more full-time dentists, organized in a legally recognized entity for the provision of dental care, sharing space, equipment, personnel and records for both patient care and business management, and who have a predetermined arrangement for the distribution of income.

Subspecialty of radiology that combines organ system radiography, catheter techniques and sectional imaging.

The teaching staff and members of the administrative staff having academic rank in a dental school.

My apologies, there seems to be a misunderstanding - "Library Associations" is not a medical term; it refers to organizations that promote the interests of libraries and library professionals, often advocating for issues such as funding, intellectual freedom, and professional development, which can include medical or health science librarians.

Educational institutions for individuals specializing in the field of dentistry.

The capability to perform acceptably those duties directly related to patient care.

The capability to perform the duties of one's profession generally, or to perform a particular professional task, with skill of an acceptable quality.