Dr. Benjamin Atkins is a male Dentist provider (taxonomy code 122300000X) located in Needham, Massachusetts. Dr. Benjamin Atkins's NPI Number is #1215200662 and has been listed in the NPI registry for 13 years. Dr. Benjamin Atkins's practice location is listed as: 15 Pleasant St Needham, MA 02492-2905 and can be reached via phone at (781) 455-6675.
The taxonomy code for Dr. Benjamin Atkins's main specialty, Dentist, is 122300000X.
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.
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