What is the difference of a DDS and DMD?

I know DDS is [Doctor of Dental Surgery] and DMD is [Doctor of Dental Medicine], when you have a DDS, do you complete surgery and more complex check - ups and as a DMD do you complete the other stuff, also who picks which degree you get

What is the difference of a DDS and DMD?
There is NO difference between a DMD and a DDS, both dentists receive the very same training. I myself received a DMD degree and I perform all of the same functions and procedures as someone with a DDS degree. Check this website below for more information:





http://www.ada.org/public/topics/dds_dmd...
Reply:You are correct....DDS can do the oral surgery, DMD does not--which is why when you have to have a tooth out, your dentist may send you to an oral surgeon. When I was much younger, they did it ALL, but not any more.
Reply:One can do Dental Surgery and more complex procedures ( DDS). The other can do your check ups, and in office procedures like cavities, fillings, veneers and anything else that does not require the cutting of the gums or need to be put under. (DMD)


And the person picks what they want to specialize in and that is how they get a DDS or DMD so if I wanted to go to school and get a DDS if I graduated medical/ dental school I would get a DDS. So there is no outside person that decides what you get.
Reply:DDS AND DMD ARE THE SAME DEGREE. NO DIFFERENCE.





DMD is the dental degree in traditional Latin form, which some schools prefer to confer.





DDS is the dental degree in English form.





Straight from the horse's mouth: http://www.ada.org/public/topics/dds_dmd...





Hope this helps.
Reply:Well, back in the dark ages when I graduated from dental school [1970] all of the dental schools were conferring the DDS degree. Then, in the 70's some of the new schools decided to confer the DMD degree to supposedly more accurately depict the education of the dentist as to representing his/her role in doing more than repair teeth. Actually, there is no difference in the education of the doctor and each degree means the same thing. Glad you got some correct answers here besides those first two!