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perative Dentistry is one of the five recognized dental specialties offered by the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Pakistan. It deals with the art and science of the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of the defects of teeth that do not require full coverage restorations for correction.1 However, the author believes the term operative dentistry "as a specialty's name" is a misnomer leading to incongruity and conflicts with other specialties. In contrast to the definition presented above, the vague term operative dentistry should literally mean, "any operational procedure conducted on dentition" In fact, if we scrutinize the operative dentistry curriculum set by the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Pakistan, it is noticeable that this field includes a wide range of procedures typically practiced by general dentists or family dentists. Hence, this brings us to our first question: "Should this field be restated as a glorified form of general dentistry?" Besides Pakistan, only a few US dental schools, and one British College offer postgraduate programs in operative dentistry.

Revisiting the Specialty of Operative Dentistry in Pakistan to Suggest a New Educational Model Scheme