Dr. Erik Meckel DDS
Dentist
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An individual who may or may not have completed an accredited dental assisting education program and who aids the dentist in providing patient care services and performs other nonclinical duties in the dental office or other patient care facility. The scope of the patient care functions that may be legally delegated to the dental assistant varies based on the needs of the dentist the educational preparation of the dental assistant and state dental practice acts and regulations. Patient care services are provided under the supervision of a dentist. To avoid misleading the public, no occupational title other than dental assistant should be used to describe this dental auxiliary.
A dentist is a person qualified by a doctorate in dental surgery (D.D.S.) or dental medicine (D.M.D.), licensed by the state to practice dentistry, and practicing within the scope of that license. There is no difference between the two degrees: dentists who have a DMD or DDS have the same education. Universities have the prerogative to determine what degree is awarded. Both degrees use the same curriculum requirements set by the American Dental Association's Commission on Dental Accreditation. Generally, three or more years of undergraduate education plus four years of dental school is required to graduate and become a general dentist. State licensing boards accept either degree as equivalent, and both degrees allow licensed individuals to practice the same scope of general dentistry. Additional post-graduate training is required to become a dental specialist.
Health Insurance Plans Erik Meckel accepts
Issuer | Network | State | Plan Year | New Patients | Last Updated |
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Humana Insurance Company | PREFERRED | IN | 2025 | accepting | Nov 24 2024 |
Renaissance Life & Health Insurance Company of America | PREFERRED | SC | 2025 | accepting | Oct 12 2024 |
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oklahoma | PREFERRED | OK | 2025 | accepting | Nov 15 2024 |
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois | PREFERRED | IL | 2025 | accepting | Nov 15 2024 |
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas | PREFERRED | TX | 2025 | accepting | Nov 15 2024 |
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana | PREFERRED | MT | 2025 | accepting | Nov 15 2024 |
Source: CMS.gov, HealthPorta API