Dentists in Alva, OK Accepting Medicare
4 Dentists found. Showing 1 - 4
 Dr. Larry Gilmer Smith, DDS Dentist Medicare: Medicare Enrolled Practice Location: 605 Barnes St., Alva, OK 73717 Phone: 580-327-4522 Fax: 580-327-4525 |
Dr. Gary Gene Lott, D.D.S. Dentist - General Practice Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare Practice Location: 515 College Ave, Alva, OK 73717 Phone: 580-327-3212 Fax: 580-327-3009 |
 Dr. Madison Campbell, DDS Dentist Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare Practice Location: 605 Barnes Ave, Alva, OK 73717 Phone: 580-327-4522 |
Dr. Charles R. Tucker, D.D.S. Dentist - General Practice Medicare: Medicare Enrolled Practice Location: 515 College Ave, Alva, OK 73717 Phone: 580-327-2277 Fax: 580-327-3223 |
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.