TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE is a dentist in Boston, MA. The provider is 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. TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE NPI is 1104233634. The provider is registered as an organization entity type and is a multi-specialty group.
The provider's business location address is:
ONE KNEELAND ST ROOM 224
TUFTS DENTAL SCHOOL
BOSTON, MA
ZIP 02111
Phone: (407) 421-4607
The provider's authorized official is Ala Omar Ali .
The authorized official title is Instructor and has the following contact phone number (407) 421-4607.
The enumeration date for this NPI number is 7/16/2014 and was last updated on 7/16/2014.