Differnece b/w DDM & DDS?

What's the difference? Which one can perform fillings?

Differnece b/w DDM %26amp; DDS?
DDM= Doctor of dental medicine


DDS= Doctor of Dental Surgery





They both can perform fillings, this difference is related to which program they graduate from in school, both are used interchangeably. Ultimately they are a general dentist.
Reply:I'm giving you an American answer. I don't know if there is a distinction in other countries, so please believe someone else if they specify a country.





Both can perform fillings. A DMD is the same kind of dentist as a DDS. The "DMD" is just thought of as a more "modern" degree by some schools and more reflective of the amount of medicine that is incorporated into the modern curriculum in dental schools. My dad graudated from the same school as I did. He was a DDS and I am a DMD. I know of one school that actually let the graduating students CHOOSE which degree they had put on their diploma for a few years while they were making the transition from DDS to DMD.