Dentist
125,454 active NPIs list Dentist or one of its sub-specialties as their primary specialty.
Definition
NUCC provider taxonomyA 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.
By state
- Alabama1,184
- Alaska459
- American Samoa11
- Arizona2,676
- Arkansas734
- California19,763
- Colorado2,655
- Connecticut1,126
- Delaware279
- District of Columbia435
- Florida8,269
- Georgia2,706
- Guam28
- Hawaii580
- Idaho596
- Illinois6,051
- Indiana2,126
- Iowa905
- Kansas849
- Kentucky1,304
- Louisiana1,134
- Maine498
- Maryland2,461
- Massachusetts3,878
- Michigan4,489
- Minnesota2,215
- Mississippi700
- Missouri1,972
- Montana344
- Nebraska804
- Nevada1,143
- New Hampshire536
- New Jersey3,632
- New Mexico770
- New York7,588
- North Carolina3,229
- North Dakota297
- Northern Mariana Islands9
- Ohio3,597
- Oklahoma1,389
- Oregon1,577
- Pennsylvania4,241
- Puerto Rico586
- Rhode Island351
- South Carolina1,543
- South Dakota315
- Tennessee2,027
- Texas9,526
- U.S. Virgin Islands15
- Utah987
- Vermont240
- Virginia3,194
- Washington3,764
- West Virginia539
- Wisconsin2,119
- Wyoming187