Specialties and roles
DDS and DMD
Also called Doctor of Dental Surgery, Doctor of Dental Medicine
Two degree titles that mean the same thing: a licensed general dentist.
DDS stands for Doctor of Dental Surgery and DMD for Doctor of Dental Medicine. Both are dental degrees, and a graduate holds one or the other depending on the school's naming. They are equal in training and in what the dentist may do. You will see these letters after a dentist's name on signs, forms and claims. A dentist must also hold a license in the state or province where they practice.
Example at the front desk
Please add DDS after Dr. Hall's name on the referral letter.