LITTLE RIVER MEDICAL CENTER, INC. is a dentist in Myrtle Beach, SC. 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. LITTLE RIVER MEDICAL CENTER, INC. NPI is 1487835799. The provider is registered as an organization entity type and is a multi-specialty group.
The provider's business location address is:
4950 SOCASTEE BLVD
MYRTLE BEACH, SC
ZIP 29588-239
Phone: (843) 293-7800
Fax: (843) 293-6331
The provider's authorized official is Avangela Kay Criswell .
The authorized official title is Business Office Director and has the following contact phone number (843) 663-1013.
The CLIA number assigned to this NPI record is 42D2050133 - federally qualified health center with a certificate type of Certificate for Provider-Performed Microscopy Procedures (PPMP).
The enumeration date for this NPI number is 11/15/2007 and was last updated on 3/29/2010.