DR. Walter Pennington Witherspoon, DDS MSO is a dentist in West Columbia, 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. DR. Walter Pennington Witherspoon, DDS MSO NPI is 1689647307. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.
The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.
The provider's business location address is:
205 MEDICAL CIR
WEST COLUMBIA, SC
ZIP 29169-653
Phone: (803) 796-5300
Fax: (803) 796-5301
The enumeration date for this NPI number is 2/13/2006 and was last updated on 7/8/2007.