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Is a dds qualified to extract teeth?
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Yes: "dds" means doctor of dental surgery, and tooth extraction is a form of dental surgery. Good that you are checking credentials of anyone you are trusting to operate on you.
Answered 12/18/2014
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Yes: A doctor of dental surgery (dds) is qualified to extract teeth.It is no fun for you and me;but that is well within their scope of practice.
Answered 8/29/2012
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