DIR/NIDCR/NIH/DHHS is a dentist in Bethesda, MD. 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. DIR/NIDCR/NIH/DHHS NPI is 1598050015. The provider is registered as an organization entity type and is a multi-specialty group.
The provider's business location address is:
10 CENTER DR
BUILDING 10, ROOM 1N117
BETHESDA, MD
ZIP 20892-001
Phone: (301) 443-8010
The provider's authorized official is James Melvin .
The authorized official title is Clinical Director and has the following contact phone number (301) 402-1706.
The enumeration date for this NPI number is 6/13/2011 and was last updated on 6/13/2011.