Dentists in Tazewell, TN Accepting Medicare
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 Dr. Roy Steven Stapleton, DMD Dentist Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare Practice Location: 1839 Main St, Tazewell, TN 37879 Phone: 423-626-8289 |
 Dr. Jessica Mercedes Minton, D.D.S. Dentist Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare Practice Location: 210 Cedar Fork Rd, Tazewell, TN 37879 Phone: 423-626-7070 Fax: 423-626-7060 |
Dr. Shaku J Patel, D.D.S. Dentist - General Practice Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare Practice Location: 209 Irish Cemetery Rd, Tazewell, TN 37879 Phone: 423-626-3345 Fax: 423-626-4341 |
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.