So the first thing people tell me after they learn about me getting into dental school is " oh by the way did you know Dentists have the highest suicide rate?"
each time I hear this, it raises my BP. I just do not understand it?
my girlfriend is studying nursing and she said its in their textbooks too. I mean come on why?? we all study our butt off in undergrad and grad school to get into dental school, we get so excited when we get an interview. we get depressed when we hear we got rejected from X dental school. I know we are all passionate about our field. So what is this "data" that suggest the opposite?
I wish I could do something to wipe this off from our culture. By the way it is only in the American culture. I am persian and there is no such a thing about it.
Any thoughts?

This is a myth that has been passed around forever. The ADA and CDC have done studies that show that dentist's suicide and drug addiciton rates are no different than other professions. IIRC the suicide rate is the same as the general population