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Are dentists doctors
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I agree with this
If you look at a dentist's work and courses it is pretty clear that they are doctors. I bet if dentistry was created as a new discipline today you would go to med school for 4 years then apply for a dental residency for two to three years and then go on to specialize after that. All in all I'm glad that they evolved as two different fields where dentists get to go straight into their specialty training instead of going through a general medical path first.
I heard an interesting story during our introduction to dentistry class last week. Supposedly, when the first organized Dental Program (I think in Boston or something) was being formed, they wanted to have it in the Med school building, but the dean of the med school said that they didn't have any space, and to go down the road to this other building. And thusly dental has always been separated from medicine, and possibly if it wasn't for that overly full med school, dentistry would be taught as a medical specialty. Could you imagine the shortage of dentists?
Dentists are doctors, but not physicians.
Call them doctor!
Call them doctor!
even lawyers are technically 'doctors', just jurisprudence doctors. you only address them by their designation as warranted.
it's such a pissing contest these days. if you were to post this in the pre-med (MD) forums, they'd probably say otherwise. 😀
it's such a pissing contest these days. if you were to post this in the pre-med (MD) forums, they'd probably say otherwise. 😀
No. We just pretend to be "doctors" M-F from 9-5.
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rofl. nice.
I just finished my first week of dental school and let me tell you, that was the most Fing hardest week of my life. If and when I get my DDS after slaving night and day for 4+ years, I'll body slam anyone who tells me I'm not a Doctor.
lol... you should still call 911
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lmao You better body slam them! You didnt work your butt off for Ms.! 😀
you should get a phd too just in case
It's a shame that you'll only be missing a few years that'll give you an actual MD. It's these 2 years that you actually learn what to do with the basic sciences they teach you. It's these two years that you truly learn human medicine, how to diagnose and treat human diseases. Everything that came before are just pre-reqs that make no sense by themselves.
Of course, I'm not suggesting having basic medical knowledge is bad. I'm am saying, however, that you have to know who you are and your limits. No dental student in this country has nearly sufficient training to make him a medical doctor, and that student should refrain from giving any advice outside of his true training.
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LOL. i can totally imagine this.. "excuse me Ms.X ..."
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"That's Dr.X to you mister!"
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Dude, i cannot figure out if you are being sarcastic or serious? My post was on the lighter side and was merely a pun. I guess you took it wayyy too seriously!!
Btw aren't you the one with that weird Cereal in the bag analogy??
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dentist are oral physicians..period.
That might sum it up for me too.
I like that.
Really? Why not Dentogingival Surgeons?
That sounds like a possibility. We should be called somewhere along the lines of a Dental Surgeon anyway since our work is almost entirely surgical in nature.
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The only one in this thread that has any right to even contemplate this ridiculous question is doc toothache. Everyone else should stop wasting your time, and mine, and get back to trying to become a dentist. You and I are not even one yet.
People who call themselves doctors before they even have a degree are ignorant and naive. This thread is pretty similar in that regard.
Peace out.
People who call themselves doctors before they even have a degree are ignorant and naive. This thread is pretty similar in that regard.
Peace out.
And where exactly do I state that Im a doctor?
Dude have some self respect. The dental procedures seem pretty medical to me.
Cuz she fainted? You lay her down. Elevate her legs, if needed to increase blood flow to the head. I learned this in high school.
I'll repeat for all those who fancy themselves a doctor. Nothing in dental school comes remotely close to diagnosing and treating diseases, skills required to be a physician. Knowing basic biomedical sciences doesn't make one a doctor.
Only if her blood pressure was low.
True. But we're talking about the term "doctor" and not "physician".
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doctor
- Main Entry: doc·tor
- Pronunciation: \ˈdäk-tər\
- Function: noun
- Etymology: Middle English doctour teacher, doctor, from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin doctor, from Latin, teacher, from docēre to teach — more at docile
- Date: 14th century
d : a person awarded an honorary doctorate (as an LLD or Litt D) by a college or university2 a : a person skilled or specializing in healing arts; especially : one (as a physician, dentist, or veterinarian) who holds an advanced degree and is licensed to practice b : medicine man
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Dentists are clearly doctors, as are podiatrists, audiologists, physicians, or anyone else who has graduated from a Doctorate program. Anyone who disagrees simply doesn't understand the definition of the term, which Tinman so kindly provided. 🙂
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Also, I would like to add that just a degree does not give one a status of doctor/dentist/physician. ahem ahem😉
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