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.
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=*orphone=*contact:website=*orwebsite=*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=dentistto existingamenity=dentistobjects - Add support in at least prominent data consumers for also
healthcare=dentistin addition to supportingamenity=dentist - Remove support for
amenity=dentistin 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 / surgerycraft=dental_technician– A workplace for dental technician who constructs custom-made restorative and dental applianceshealthcare=*– A healthcare facilityhealthcare:speciality=orthodontics– A specialized dentist for malpositioned teeth and jaws