MR. Robert S Bates, DDS is a dentist in Cheektowaga, NY. 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. MR. Robert S Bates, DDS NPI is 1609974328. 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:
1740 WALDEN AVE
SUITE 100
CHEEKTOWAGA, NY
ZIP 14225
Phone: (716) 332-3026
Fax: (716) 332-2146
The enumeration date for this NPI number is 9/20/2006 and was last updated on 7/8/2007.