Dhhs Ihs Phoenix Area

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• Clinic/Center

  Dental

  Ambulatory Health Care Facilities

  Primary

  Definition to come...

  Taxonomy code 261QD0000X

• Dentist

  Dental Public Health

  Dental Providers

  The science and art of preventing and controlling dental diseases and promoting dental health through organized community efforts. It is that form of dental practice that serves the community as a patient rather than the individual. It is concerned with the dental health education of the public, with applied dental research, and with the administration of group dental care programs as well as the prevention and control of dental diseases on a community basis.

  Taxonomy code 1223D0001X

• Dentist

  General Practice

  Dental Providers

  A general dentist is the primary dental care provider for patients of all ages. The general dentist is responsible for the diagnosis, treatment, management and overall coordination of services related to patients' oral health needs.

  Taxonomy code 1223G0001X

• Dentist

  Pediatric Dentistry

  Dental Providers

  An age-defined specialty that provides both primary and comprehensive preventive and therapeutic oral health care for infants and children through adolescence, including those with special health care needs.

  Taxonomy code 1223P0221X

• Dental Hygienist

  Dental Providers

  An individual who has completed an accredited dental hygiene education program, and an individual who has been licensed by a state board of dental examiners to provide preventive care services under the supervision of a dentist. Functions that may be legally delegated to the dental hygienist vary based on the needs of the dentist, the educational preparation of the dental hygienist and state dental practice acts and regulations, but always include, at a minimum, scaling and polishing the teeth. To avoid misleading the public, no occupational title other than dental hygienist should be used to describe this dental auxiliary.

  Taxonomy code 124Q00000X