Tag:healthcare=dentist
 healthcare = dentist
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A dentist practice / surgery. Used in addition to amenity=dentist 
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Status: approved
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A dentist / dental practice / dental surgery /dental clinic. A place where a professional dental surgeon who specializes in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases and conditions on oral care is stationed. This is normally tagged amenity=dentist, but some mappers also add healthcare=dentist in addition.
How to map
Use that tag healthcare=dentist on a node 
placed in the centre of the building, or on a closed way (area) 
drawn around the perimeter of the building. The common tag amenity=dentist is also added.
Tags used in combination
- name=*
- addr:*=*
- contact:phone=* or phone=*
- contact:website=* or website=*
- opening_hours=*
- wheelchair=*
Dental specialities
Tag history
This tag was introduced as part of a healthcare proposal[1] and intentionally duplicates amenity=dentist. It is used by some with intention of replacing and deprecating amenity=dentist in the future. The plan is to
- Add healthcare=dentist to existing amenity=dentist objects
- Add support in at least prominent data consumers for also healthcare=dentist in addition to supporting amenity=dentist
- Remove support for amenity=dentist in data consumers and remove this tag from hospitals
There is opposition to this potential deprecation of widely used tag amenity=dentist[2], but it also has some notable support[3].
Attempt to deprecate amenity=dentist was done in 2022 using proposal process.
See also
- amenity=dentist – A dentist practice / surgery
- craft=dental_technician – A workplace for dental technician who constructs custom-made restorative and dental appliances
- healthcare=* – A healthcare facility
- healthcare:speciality=orthodontics – A specialized dentist for malpositioned teeth and jaws