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re: Are dentists real doctors?
Posted on 1/14/15 at 1:00 pm to Berry McCaulkiner
Posted on 1/14/15 at 1:00 pm to Berry McCaulkiner
Doctors? Yes.
Medical doctors that can save your life? No.
Learn the difference. Dentists are like DPT's are like Pharm.D's are like Ph.D's are like Me.D's etc....
Medical doctors that can save your life? No.
Learn the difference. Dentists are like DPT's are like Pharm.D's are like Ph.D's are like Me.D's etc....
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Posted on 1/14/15 at 1:01 pm to nc14
quote:
They can make you bleed, they are doctors
I can make people bleed, therefore I am a doctor.
This post was edited on 1/14/15 at 1:04 pm
Posted on 1/14/15 at 1:02 pm to Berry McCaulkiner
I dropped out of school to be a doctor in the family medical practice.
It's all about who you know
It's all about who you know
Posted on 1/14/15 at 1:03 pm to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
It all depends on how you define "real doctor".
They are not "real doctors". But neither is a plastic surgeon.
They are not "real doctors". But neither is a plastic surgeon.
Posted on 1/14/15 at 1:06 pm to SportsGuyNOLA
quote:
They are not "real doctors". But neither is a plastic surgeon.
LOL
Posted on 1/14/15 at 1:06 pm to SportsGuyNOLA
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. But neither is a plastic surgeon.
wtf? yes they are
Posted on 1/14/15 at 1:07 pm to 777Tiger
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quote: PhD in psychology. you mean Psychiatry? shrinks go to med school I believe
I'm talking about clinical psychologists which have a PhD in Psychology.
Posted on 1/14/15 at 1:07 pm to SportsGuyNOLA
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But neither is a plastic surgeon.
A surgeon can save your life, bozo.
Posted on 1/14/15 at 1:09 pm to Berry McCaulkiner
How is this even up for debate? Can your friend not define DDS or DMD?
A lot of them take preventive care to extraordinary (expensive and unnecessary) levels, though.
A lot of them take preventive care to extraordinary (expensive and unnecessary) levels, though.
Posted on 1/14/15 at 1:10 pm to SportsGuyNOLA
quote:
It all depends on how you define "real doctor"
I diagnose illness, write scripts, perform surgery, etc..
I was able to drop out of college, and do this because
like I said it's really just all about who you know.
Posted on 1/14/15 at 1:10 pm to ksayetiger
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they know about one percent of someone that goes to med school
I'm in dental school now and I'd sure hate to do med school if that's true
Posted on 1/14/15 at 1:11 pm to notslim99
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A surgeon can save your life, bozo.
my next door neighbor in FL is a plastic surgeon, he's been to med schools at Duke, Stanford, and U of Louisville(that was for hand school, )
Posted on 1/14/15 at 1:12 pm to 777Tiger
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he's been to med schools at Duke, Stanford, and U of Louisville
Damn, it took him 3 tries?
Posted on 1/14/15 at 1:15 pm to N2cars
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Damn, it took him 3 tries?
couldn't get into LSU
Posted on 1/14/15 at 1:16 pm to Berry McCaulkiner
Dentists are not medical doctors; they are doctors of dentistry. They, like medical doctors, can write prescriptions. I think that qualifies them to be classified as doctors.
Posted on 1/14/15 at 1:17 pm to Berry McCaulkiner
Yes.
They can administer anesthesia and perform surgical procedures.
They can administer anesthesia and perform surgical procedures.
Posted on 1/14/15 at 1:17 pm to Berry McCaulkiner
The debate is over the semantics of the word doctor.
And it is a tired debate at that.
And it is a tired debate at that.
Posted on 1/14/15 at 1:20 pm to WarmBubble
quote:I know my sis can write scripts without any approval or supervision. But I do think she took a separate test after graduating PA school
PA’s do not have as much autonomy as far as writing Rx’s (I believe they need an MD to sign off)
Posted on 1/14/15 at 1:23 pm to Berry McCaulkiner
In terms of income, prestige, difficulty of getting into school:
Tier 1
Physicians
Dentists
Tier 2
Pharmacists
Tier 3
Optometrist
Tier 4
Nurse practitioner, Physican's assistant
Tier 5
Physical therapist
Tier 6
Chiropractor
Tier 1
Physicians
Dentists
Tier 2
Pharmacists
Tier 3
Optometrist
Tier 4
Nurse practitioner, Physican's assistant
Tier 5
Physical therapist
Tier 6
Chiropractor
This post was edited on 1/14/15 at 1:28 pm
Posted on 1/14/15 at 1:24 pm to CapitalCityDevil
Lot of bad info up in here.
Dentists are doctors. They are NOT physicians. DDS = Doctor of Dental Surgery.
Oral Surgeons go to dental school and med school and are the only dentists that are both MD and DDS
There are some schools that give a DMD which is = a DDS not a MD
Dentist do diagnose patients and write prescriptions and perform surgeries.
Dentist school and medical school are almost identical for the 1st 2 years. They take the same courses and even share some of the same teachers.
After 4 years a dentist can be done and go practice, as can a MD. Or a dentist can go specialize for another 2-10 years, as can a MD.
Dentists obviously don't deal with normal sicknesses and life threatening matters as physicians which is why they aren't considered "doctors".
Dentists are doctors. They are NOT physicians. DDS = Doctor of Dental Surgery.
Oral Surgeons go to dental school and med school and are the only dentists that are both MD and DDS
There are some schools that give a DMD which is = a DDS not a MD
Dentist do diagnose patients and write prescriptions and perform surgeries.
Dentist school and medical school are almost identical for the 1st 2 years. They take the same courses and even share some of the same teachers.
After 4 years a dentist can be done and go practice, as can a MD. Or a dentist can go specialize for another 2-10 years, as can a MD.
Dentists obviously don't deal with normal sicknesses and life threatening matters as physicians which is why they aren't considered "doctors".
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