1223G0001X — General Practice Dentistry

Grouping

Dental Providers

Classification

Dentist

Specialization

General Practice

Section

Individual

Definition

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.

NUCC’s own wording, not a paraphrase.

Other codes under Dentist

These are the codes a mis-selection most often lands on, because they share a classification and differ only by specialisation.

• 122300000XDentist
• 1223D0001XDental Public Health
• 1223D0004XDental Anesthesiology
• 1223E0200XEndodontics
• 1223P0106XOral and Maxillofacial Pathology
• 1223P0221XPediatric Dentistry
• 1223P0300XPeriodontics
• 1223P0700XProsthodontics
• 1223S0112XOral and Maxillofacial Surgery
• 1223X0008XOral and Maxillofacial Radiology
• 1223X0400XOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
• 1223X2210XOrofacial Pain
• 125Q00000XOral Medicine