Dentists in Ft Polk, LA Accepting Medicare
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 Arielle Miller Dentist Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare Practice Location: 7223 Mississippi Ave, Dentac, Bldg 1561, Ft Polk, LA 71459 Phone: 337-531-2603 |
 Dr. Gordon Wilson Woollard, DDS MS Dentist - Endodontics Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare Practice Location: 1840 Bellrichard, Chesser Dental Clinic, Ft Polk, LA 71459 Phone: 337-531-4854 |
Dr. Sean Patrick Connolly, DMD Dentist Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare Practice Location: 1585 Third Street, Usa Dentac, Ft Polk, LA 71446 Phone: 337-531-4762 Fax: 337-531-6506 |
Dentists: 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.