Dental Rates and Procedures - There are 7 Dental Specialties, shown below. Please select a specialty to view rates and procedures that apply to that specialty.

General Dentistry: General Dentistry includes oral exams, health screening, diagnosis, treatment planning, treatment and prevention of oral disease.
Endodontics: Endodontics is a specialized branch of dentistry that is concerned with the tooth pulp and tissues surrounding the root of a tooth.
Oral Surgery: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery is a specialized branch of dentistry that is concerned with surgery to correct a wide spectrum of diseases, injuries and defects in the head, neck, face, jaws and the hard and soft tissues of the oral and maxillofacial region.
Orthodontics: Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics is a specialized branch of dentistry that is concerned with the study and treatment of malocclusions, which may be a result of tooth irregularity, disproportionate jaw relationships, or both.
Pediatric Dentistry: Pediatric Dentistry (Pedodontics) is a specialized branch of dentistry for the treatment of infants and children.
Periodontics: Periodontics is a specialized branch of dentistry that is concerned with the study of clinical aspects of the supporting structures of the teeth (i.e the periodontium), which includes the gingiva (gums), alveolar bone (jaw), root cementum, and the periodontal ligament.
Prosthodontics: Prosthodontics is a specialized branch of dentistry that is concerned with the restoration of oral function by creating prostheses and restorations (i.e. complete dentures, crowns, implant retained/supported restorations).



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