For almost two decades, Dr. Ghasaq Al-Bakkal has worked as a family dentist at Belmontdentalclinic.ca. in Belmont, Ontario. An active member of the Ontario Dental Association (ODA) and the American Dental Association (ADA), Dr. Ghasaq Al-Bakkal earned her DMD from the University of Manitoba in 2004.
If you search for a dentist online, you’ll notice some use DMD (Doctor of Dental Medicine or Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry) and others DDS (Doctor of Dental Surgery) in their listings. The two acronyms mean the same thing, and they show that the dentist you're reviewing earned their dentistry degree from an accredited dental school.
Many universities offer dental degrees, but they use one designation or the other for their program. The coursework for both degrees, however, is the same, and one is not “better” than the other.
According to the American Dental Association, the first DDS was offered in 1840 by the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, while the first DMD degree was offered at Harvard University Dental School in 1867.
If you search for a dentist online, you’ll notice some use DMD (Doctor of Dental Medicine or Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry) and others DDS (Doctor of Dental Surgery) in their listings. The two acronyms mean the same thing, and they show that the dentist you're reviewing earned their dentistry degree from an accredited dental school.
Many universities offer dental degrees, but they use one designation or the other for their program. The coursework for both degrees, however, is the same, and one is not “better” than the other.
According to the American Dental Association, the first DDS was offered in 1840 by the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, while the first DMD degree was offered at Harvard University Dental School in 1867.