PATIENT EDUCATION

A dermatologist (dur-meh-tol-uh-jist) is a doctor who specializes in treating the:

• Skin
• Hair
• Nails
• Mucous membranes
  (e.g., lining inside the mouth, nose, and eyelids.)

SOCS members are Dermatologists who diagnose and treat all patients, but have an awareness about different skin diseases which effect patients with health issues related to skin of color.

Browse our dermatology education conditions and video libraries to learn more about skin diseases which impact patients with skin of color.

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