Directory of top Dentists in Decatur, Alabama, USA
Taxonomy Code 122300000X
The directory of Dentists in Decatur, Alabama was last updated 6/30/2024
Steve W Murphree Dmd Pc1306 14TH AVE SE, DECATUR, AL Telephone Number: (256)-350-5810 Dentist |
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Date NPI Record created: 5/30/2007 |
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Vital Smiles Alabama Ii Pc809 BELTLINE RD SW STE A, DECATUR, AL Telephone Number: (256)-963-0801 Dentist |
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Date NPI Record created: 2/6/2020 |
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Richard M. Bedsole, D.m.d., P.C.1316 STRATFORD RD SE, BUILDING 1 SUITE 1, DECATUR, AL Telephone Number: (256)-355-1687 Dentist |
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Date NPI Record created: 10/22/2014 |
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Josh Drake Dmd Llc1306 14TH AVE SE, DECATUR, AL Telephone Number: (256)-350-5810 Dentist |
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Date NPI Record created: 8/7/2015 |
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Complete Dental Center, LLC1320 STRATFORD ROAD SE, DECATUR, AL Telephone Number: (256)-258-3866 Dentist |
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Date NPI Record created: 7/26/2011 |
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Access Dental Care, LLC1621 WOLVERINE DR SE, DECATUR, AL Telephone Number: (256)-431-3184 Dentist |
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Date NPI Record created: 8/22/2017 |
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Alabama Smile Builders, P.C.431 JOHNSTON ST SE, DECATUR, AL Telephone Number: (256)-355-1744 Dentist |
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Date NPI Record created: 5/8/2017 |
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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
