What's DR vs DDS?

What are the meanings and difference between DR. and DDS.

Answer:
"Dr." is how you address anyone who have a doctorate degree within something, such as a Ph.D., an Ed.D., an MD, a DDS, etc.

Dentists in the U.S. and Canada are awarded any a DDS or DMD doctorate degree when they finish dental conservatory. (and no, there is no difference between a DDS and DMD amount.)
DR=doctor
DDS=doctor of dental science
DR=Doctor which is vague and not title to a specialist
and DDS stands for Doctor of Dental Surgery
dds is your regular dentist, Dr is short for doctor,M DS is a dentist that can adminishter a setative, through an i.v.
Dr. = doctor
DDS = Doctor of Dental Surgery, which is the scope the Dr. holds. Just like other Dr.'s .PhD, D.O., and so on.

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