Directory of top Dentists in Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
Taxonomy Code 122300000X
The directory of Dentists in Scranton, Pennsylvania was last updated 6/30/2024
Eric Alan Payne2020 WASHINGTON ST, FRANKLINTON, LA Telephone Number: (985)-322-2073 Internal Medicine Physician |
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Date NPI Record created: 4/18/2006 |
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Robin Dees Fabre711 RIVERSIDE DR, FRANKLINTON, LA Telephone Number: (985)-795-4294 Internal Medicine Physician |
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Date NPI Record created: 2/13/2006 |
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Luis M Alvarado21012 HIGHWAY 16, FRANKLINTON, LA Telephone Number: (985)-795-0500 Internal Medicine Physician |
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Date NPI Record created: 5/5/2006 |
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Dentists
Taxonomy Code 122300000X
Classification: Dentist
Description
A dentist is a person qualified by a doctorate in dental surgery (D.D.S.) or dental medicine (D.M.D.), licensed by the state to practice dentistry, and practicing within the scope of that license. There is no difference between the two degrees: dentists who have a DMD or DDS have the same education. Universities have the prerogative to determine what degree is awarded. Both degrees use the same curriculum requirements set by the American Dental Association's Commission on Dental Accreditation. Generally, three or more years of undergraduate education plus four years of dental school is required to graduate and become a general dentist. State licensing boards accept either degree as equivalent, and both degrees allow licensed individuals to practice the same scope of general dentistry. Additional post-graduate training is required to become a dental specialist.
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Source: Council on Dental Education and Licensure, American Dental Association
