COTTINGHAM FAMILY DENTISTRY, LLC is a dentist in 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. COTTINGHAM FAMILY DENTISTRY, LLC NPI is 1336485598. The provider is registered as an organization entity type and is a single specialty group.
The provider's business location address is:
6420 GARNERS FERRY RD
SUITE X
COLUMBIA, SC
ZIP 29209-632
Phone: (803) 776-4234
Fax: (803) 776-4900
The provider's authorized official is Douglas Franklin Cottingham .
The authorized official title is Owner and has the following contact phone number (803) 776-4234.
The enumeration date for this NPI number is 12/17/2012 and was last updated on 12/17/2012.