Prisma Health Medical Group-midlands

Prisma Health Medical Group-midlands is a Dentist Clinic in Columbia, South Carolina. It is situated at 3555 Harden Street Ext Ste 300, Columbia and its contact number is 803-545-5000. The authorized person of Prisma Health Medical Group-midlands is Kristi Lawrence who is Director-provider Enrollment of the clinic and their contact number is 864-522-8611. Primary license number for Prisma Health Medical Group-midlands is 160413-0189 (Clinic/center (Multi-Specialty)) in South Carolina.

Prisma Health Medical Group-midlands Clinic 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.