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1223D0001XCurrent NUCC CodeIndividual Providers

Dental Public Health Providers

Dental Providers → Dentist → Dental Public Health

1,808 active providers in NPISignal’s imported NPPES dataset report this code as their primary taxonomy.

NUCC Definition

Taxonomy code
1223D0001X
Grouping
Dental Providers
Classification
Dentist
Specialization
Dental Public Health
NUCC display name
Public Health Dentistry

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.

NUCC Source Notes

Source: Council on Dental Education and Licensure, American Dental Association

Providers

A sample of active providers reporting this taxonomy code.

Where These Providers Practice

States with the most active providers reporting this taxonomy code.