Directory of top Dentists in Petersburg, Virginia, USA
Taxonomy Code 122300000X
The directory of Dentists in Petersburg, Virginia was last updated 6/30/2024
Peoples Family Dental Care1328 W WASHINGTON ST, PETERSBURG, VA Telephone Number: (804)-733-8135 Dentist |
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Date NPI Record created: 5/2/2007 |
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The Petersburg Smile Center, P.C.34 MEDICAL PARK BLVD, SUITE E, PETERSBURG, VA Telephone Number: (804)-732-8800 Dentist |
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Date NPI Record created: 2/3/2015 |
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William M Ballance Dds1964 WAKEFIELD STREET, PETERSBURG, VA Telephone Number: (804)-732-1278 Dentist |
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Date NPI Record created: 9/19/2007 |
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Doctor Hugh C Dowdy Iii Dds Pllc700 S SYCAMORE ST STE 17, PETERSBURG, VA Telephone Number: (804)-861-2571 Dentist |
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Date NPI Record created: 9/20/2021 |
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Dr. Eugene A. Richardson III23 SHORE ST, PETERSBURG, VA Telephone Number: (804)-861-5331 Dentist |
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Date NPI Record created: 3/3/2008 |
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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
