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FYI - Rhetoric
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I do not agree that the first one is not right. The public will not know what type of doctor you are if you do option two. Do you have a doctorate in medicine, economics, english....
Putting the DMD/DDS/MD/OD/PHD tells the person where your expertise is. So I think option one and three are correct and two is not enough info
Putting the DMD/DDS/MD/OD/PHD tells the person where your expertise is. So I think option one and three are correct and two is not enough info
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And remember this, because a person with a doctorate told you that is the right way, still doesn't mean its right!
I think we need a second opinion 😀
I think we need a second opinion 😀
I agree with Andy.
If you want to choose Dr. XXX YYYY - there is no obligation to share your field or specialty with anyone. This is good - it shows that you are a professional as well as any other doctor. The anonymity itself is why the title Dr. was created for doctors to be viewed as experts.
However, XXX YYY, DDS - allows you to distinguish yourself from other Doctors when it comes to certain things like: Your name in publications, your name in the yellow pages, your name on your private practice etc.
If you want to choose Dr. XXX YYYY - there is no obligation to share your field or specialty with anyone. This is good - it shows that you are a professional as well as any other doctor. The anonymity itself is why the title Dr. was created for doctors to be viewed as experts.
However, XXX YYY, DDS - allows you to distinguish yourself from other Doctors when it comes to certain things like: Your name in publications, your name in the yellow pages, your name on your private practice etc.
I've asked that question before too. From what I was told, Andy and Mo007 are correct.
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Andy is always right! 👍
Never doubt Andy!
Hey, I, too, was corrected by a faculty, so I think they would know what the hectic they're talking about!
He pointed at my "Dr. Andy XXXXX D.M.D." and said, that's rhetorical, you know that right? I was like....."uuuuhh...yeah!"
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But now I know and knowing is half of the battle, G.I. JOE!
Never doubt Andy!
Hey, I, too, was corrected by a faculty, so I think they would know what the hectic they're talking about!
He pointed at my "Dr. Andy XXXXX D.M.D." and said, that's rhetorical, you know that right? I was like....."uuuuhh...yeah!"
😀
But now I know and knowing is half of the battle, G.I. JOE!
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I think you mean redundant. it's all good, though. 🙂
Andy, you're still wrong! It's supposed to be Andy XXX, D.M.D., M.D. !!! 😀
The first instance is NOT at all redundant in certain situations.
In situations where you are to be viewed as an "expert" in an area, it is nearly a necessity that you state both "Dr." and the degree(s) held.
Of course, such a signing on checks or other paperwork would be foolish, especially if it is an intra-healthcare situation.
In situations where you are to be viewed as an "expert" in an area, it is nearly a necessity that you state both "Dr." and the degree(s) held.
Of course, such a signing on checks or other paperwork would be foolish, especially if it is an intra-healthcare situation.
A running joke on the TV show "3rd Rock from the Sun" was that the character Mary Albright, a rather insecure anthropology professor at a tiny "Podunk U." type of school, had "Dr. Mary Albright, Ph.D." imprinted on her credit card, which she'd flash around at restaurants with a smug smile. 😀 Anyone else remember that?
