re: As a dentist in my early 60s I am not as sensative about this subject

A dentist is a type of specialty doctor as is an ophthalmologist.

I’d guess when ppl say or hear the word doctor they think of anything from a primary care - to a surgeon and not dental / eye doctor

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None of the above. More so a person that torchers people.

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torchers

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Do you consider your dentist a "doctor

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Depends on how many Percocets he’s willing to dole out.

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Do you consider your dentist a "doctor", or he is simply "your dentist" ???

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doctor? yes.
Physician? no.
My dentist went through enough school and training to be called Dr. ___

On a different subject, I do call the vet Dr. ____ b/c that's what the clinic staff says. Despite their shirts & merch that say "Real doctors treat more than one species", I like to remind them that their treatment for many issues is to kill the patient.

So tbabino, do you know the answer or have you signed that type of form during your career? If so, what state?

There is certainly a chain of command that we dentists adhere to, and deferring this to a physician is the proper thing to do.

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I am not as sensative about this subject

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I'm sensitive about a dentist's ability to spell correctly.

There’s never a good time to go to a dentist. I have a dentist appointment today and got too much shite to do. Gonna stick with it though.


Damn, that’s some white people problem type stuff right there

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There’s never a good time to go to a dentist.

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Haven't been in over 10 years. 42 years old, never had a cavity and its a good thing because there's not enough gas or Valium for me to allow someone's hands in my mouth without pulling back nubs. Dentists freak me out more than anything.

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Physician
Dentist
Ophthalmologist
Physical Therapist

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I think you mean optometrist. An opthalmologist is an MD that has gone to 4 years of surgical residency to operate on eyes.

Slightly above chiropractor