Difference between Dentist and stomatologist

Dentist

The term dentist comes from the Greek odont (o) which means tooth. The dentist is the doctor who takes care of the oral cavity or stomatognathic apparatus. The stomatognathic apparatus is composed of the lips, teeth, tongue, palate, periodontium, oral mucosa, salivary glands, the lower part of the mouth, tonsils, and oropharynx.

The dentist not only studies and treats the teeth, but he can also evaluate the entire oral cavity, including the jaws, muscles, nerves, and skin that make up the mouth. Although it is important to note that not all diseases of the mouth are treated by the dentist. A dentist must have knowledge of different aspects of medicine such as physiology, anatomy, pharmacology, and pathology. Oral disease can cause local complications to general complications of great seriousness.

Stomatologist

The term stomatology comes from the Greek στόμα (stoma), which means mouth. It is one of the branches of health science that is responsible for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases of the stomatognathic system. In stomatology, there is a branch known as dentistry, oral rehabilitation, orthodontics, dental prosthetics, preventive dentistry, maxillofacial surgery, forensic dentistry, cariology, geriatric dentistry, baby dentistry, oral radiology, research of dental materials, sports dentistry, among others. suggested video: Dentist vs Stomatologist

Difference between Dentist and Stomatologist

Depending on the country, both terms may or may not be synonymous.

• For Spain, the stomatologist is a doctor and the dentist is not. In other words, the dentist only studies the specialty dedicated to the study of teeth and the diseases that afflict them plus some medical subjects and obtains a degree in Dentistry.
• A stomatologist studies the entire career of medicine and then makes specialization in stomatology. That is to say, he has two degrees, that of a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery and that of a Specialist in Stomatology.