They go through the first 18 mo of medical school before veering off into dentistry. Do you consider a dentist a doctor?
2007-06-04 04:29:00 · 18 answers · asked by Grace 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Yes
2007-06-04 04:31:42 · answer #1 · answered by Brian 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes.doctors of dental science (DDS) sure they are respected, generally pretty highly and many of them make a pretty good living even if they had the knowledge to treat other than oral diseases, they would be professionally and legally limited to the treatment of diseases or conditions affecting the oral cavity (mouth) dentists would not be licensed to treat systemic diseases or conditions affecting the rest of the body then there are the specialist dentists that specialize in treating various oral conditions Well there can be a difference between a "physician" and a "doctor". The title of doctor can be given anyone who has a doctoral degree in any field, so in that sense, yes an optometrist would be called a doctor since they have the degree, just like a dentist, etc. Obviously they aren't physicians but they still deserve the title of doctor, even if it isn't the doctor in the sense that many people think of when they hear the word 'doctor'.
2016-05-21 01:17:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let's see now. Big ego, big bills, part of a price fixing cartel, causes pain, does as much damage as good.
Yup, I guess my dentist is a doctor. But I still go to the vet with emergencies because he knows what he's doing. People laugh, but a vet gets bitten, gored or kicked if he treats his patents like the folks in the human medical business do.
2007-06-04 04:47:42 · answer #3 · answered by Gaspode 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are a Doctor of Dentistry by title - so yes I do consider them a doctor..
2007-06-04 04:32:34 · answer #4 · answered by Chloe 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I do. He is a Doctor of Dentistry.
2007-06-04 04:31:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes. They go through medical school like every other doctor.
My dentist gives me enough novocaine to knock out a horse. I never feel anything.
2007-06-04 05:05:37 · answer #6 · answered by tiny Valkyrie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.....that's why they are called Doctors of Dentistry.
2007-06-04 04:32:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course. I also consider a PhD a doctor too, although not a medical doctor.
2007-06-04 04:32:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Any dentist reading this, and seeing 'NO' as the answer will be really dissapointed ! I think they are doctors. So all dentists' out there...i'm with u !
2007-06-04 04:32:44 · answer #9 · answered by babita s 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I do. Their schooling is just as long as other doctors.
2007-06-04 04:35:56 · answer #10 · answered by Tony M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋