What is the difference between a Dentist and a Orthodontist?!


Question: What is the difference between a Dentist and a Orthodontist.?
I just don't get it.?
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Dentist: Dentistry is the "evaluation, diagnosis, prevention and/or treatment (nonsurgical, surgical or related procedures) of diseases, disorders and/or conditions of the oral cavity, maxillofacial area and/or the adjacent and associated structures and their impact on the human body"..[1] Those in the practice of dentistry are known as dentists..

Orthodontist: Orthodontics is a specialty of dentistry that is concerned with the study and treatment of malocclusions (improper bites), which may be a result of tooth irregularity, disproportionate jaw relationships, or both..Health Question & Answer

VERY EASIY..
EVERY ORTHODONTIST (BRACES) WAS A DENTIST FIRST.. DENTISTS CAN also DO BRACES IF TRAINED FOR THESE.. AN ORTHODONTIST LIMITS HIS/HER PRACTICE TO ONLY BRACES INSTEAD TO ALL OTHER DENTAL WORK..Health Question & Answer

The orthodontist is a dentist specialized in orthodontia.. You could say he/she is a dentist that has gotten a lot of extra training on braces..Health Question & Answer

It's like the difference between an alcoholic and a drunkard.. It's a matter of money and standing..Health Question & Answer

The Dentist does more of cleaning and medical stuff, The Orthodontist does more of cosmetic stuff..Health Question & Answer

Ortho does braces and retainers and stuff..

Dentist doesn't..

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