Credentials · a license
Dentist (DDS or DMD)
A dental degree and license. Whether it covers cosmetic treatments of the face is a question for the state.
What it is
DDS stands for Doctor of Dental Surgery and DMD for Doctor of Dental Medicine. Both are dental degrees.
Practicing is licensed by the state. Whether a dental license reaches cosmetic injections or other facial treatments is something to ask, and to check with the state dental board.
What it doesn’t guarantee
- That cosmetic treatments outside the mouth are within their license in this state
- Training in aesthetic treatments specifically
- Who handles a complication outside dental office hours
How to check it
- Search the state dental board’s license lookup. If your state page doesn’t list it, the state’s licensing site will point to it.
- Ask where the state dental board says this treatment is within a dentist’s license.
Look-alikes
Titles and licenses that get confused with this one:
The question to ask
Where does your state dental board say this treatment is within a dentist’s license?
What this license allows in your state is on your state page, with sources. We don’t say whether anyone is qualified to treat you.