Any Difference?

[PsychPremed]

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I'm actually a pre-med who got lost and found myself in the pre-dental forum. I'm just wondering what the difference between a DDS is as opposed to a DMD, if any?

 

[jigabodo]

In short...nothing. 🙂

 

[lemoncurry]

consider yourself marked for everlasting ridicule by the predents.

 

[PsychPremed]

consider yourself marked for everlasting ridicule by the predents.

Ridicule from the pre-dents? hehe

In short...nothing. 🙂

Thanks🙂

 

[dmd2011]

I'm actually a pre-med who got lost and found myself in the pre-dental forum. I'm just wondering what the difference between a DDS is as opposed to a DMD, if any?

DMDs make more and get all the ladies.

 

[armorshell]

DMDs follow the medical model of dentistry, and try to treat caries and periodontal disease with a variety of rinses and medication that don't really do anything. They're basically the chiropractors of dentistry. By law a DMD can't perform any surgical treatment, so anything with a drill has to referred out to a DDS.

 

[brandonbraud]

thats so mean armorshell! people are going to believe that too!

 

[armorshell]

Nobody believes anything I say 😀

 

[harjay]

DDS = DMD as MD = DO 😉

 

[chipab]

I've been asking my friends if they knew what the difference between a DMD and a DDS was, and interestingly enough, most of them think DMD's are higher than DDS. Must be the MD in DMD that is giving that kind of thinking.

 

[PsychPremed]

DDS = DMD as MD = DO 😉

You know just as well as I do that MD and DO have their differences. Yes, both can practice the full scope of medicine but their approach is very different.

Do dental specialists(oral surgeons, periodontist, etc) tend to be DMD as opposed to the DDS, which is more suited for general dentists?

 

[HuyetKiem]

DMD people don't do much. We just tell DDS people what to do and how to do the procedures. They are our right hands

 

[burgler09]

DMD and DDS are the same, the only time one is better than the other is when you have that one behind your name

I've noticed a lot of people think DDS is better because they think of surgeons being above doctors.

 

[armorshell]

You know just as well as I do that MD and DO have their differences. Yes, both can practice the full scope of medicine but their approach is very different.

Do dental specialists(oral surgeons, periodontist, etc) tend to be DMD as opposed to the DDS, which is more suited for general dentists?

Just the opposite actually. Like I said above, DDS is the surgical degree, and almost all of the specialties are surgical in nature. Except for ortho, that's DMD work, but who'd want to go into ortho anyway? Orthos don't make any money, it's kind of sad.

 

[armorshell]

DMD and DDS are the same, the only time one is better than the other is when you have that one behind your name

I've noticed a lot of people think DDS is better because they think of surgeons being above doctors.

I think there's some research out there saying people think DMDs are more educated, but I doubt it really makes too much difference in the way you practice.

I don't see why whatever governing body is in charge here doesn't just eliminate one or the other degree.

 

[Flipper405]

Just the opposite actually. Like I said above, DDS is the surgical degree, and almost all of the specialties are surgical in nature. Except for ortho, that's DMD work, but who'd want to go into ortho anyway? Orthos don't make any money, it's kind of sad.

Yeah... they don't make money and work much harder than all other specialties. That's why no one wants to become an ortho.

*cough* 😀

 

[USU24]

but who'd want to go into ortho anyway? Orthos don't make any money, it's kind of sad.

😀

I don't see why whatever governing body is in charge here doesn't just eliminate one or the other degree.

But then what would we have to argue about?