Noura Fadel Rateb, DDS, FAGD

Advanced Practice Dental Therapist

Dr. Noura Fadel Rateb is an Advanced Practice Dental Therapist in Redlands, CA with special training and skill in oral procedures that dental therapists are unqualified to perform. As an Advanced Practice Dental Therapist, Noura Fadel Rateb, DDS, FAGD performs treatments under the supervision of a licensed dentist through a collaborative agreement for low-income, uninsured, and underserved patients. Advanced Practice Dental Therapy is licensed only in Minnesota and plays a key role in increasing access to dental care and preventing emergency room visits for dental issues. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Advanced Practice Dental Therapists include all Dental Therapist services plus oral evaluation and assessment, treatment plan formulation, non–surgical extraction of certain diseased teeth, and other dental maintenance. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Advanced Practice Dental Therapists include creating treatment plans, non-surgically extracting teeth, and providing medications.

An Advanced Practice Dental Therapist is:
(1) A dental therapist who has completed additional training beyond basic dental therapy education and provides dental services in accordance with state advanced practice dental therapist laws or statutes; or
(2) A dental hygienist with a graduate degree in advanced dental therapy prepared for independent and interdependent decision making and direct accountability for clinical judgment across the dental health care continuum.
The individual has been authorized by the relevant state board or a tribal entity to provide services under the remote supervision of a dentist. The functions of the advanced practice dental therapist vary based on the needs of the dentist, the educational preparation of the advanced practice dental therapist and state dental practice acts and regulations.

Dentist

Dr. Noura Fadel Rateb is a Dentist in Redlands, CA with special training and skill in diagnosis and treatment of problems with patients' teeth, gums, lips, and jaw. As a Dentist, Noura Fadel Rateb, DDS, FAGD performs dental procedures focused on prevention of oral diseases such as tooth decay and periodontal disease. Dentistry is a branch of medicine concerned with study, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases affecting the oral cavity. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Dentists include tooth cavities, gum disease, bad breath, tooth sensitivity, mouth sores, tooth erosion, and dental emergencies. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Dentists include dental examinations, filling cavities, removing tooth decay, repairing cracked teeth, performing root canals, and removing teeth.

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.