2007-09-24 08:52:53 · 16 answers · asked by Brandon 1 in Health ➔ Dental
Skippy say this question is going to bring out the rabid anti-dentites.
Of course they are a doctor
2007-09-24 08:56:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes a dentist is a doctor.
2007-09-24 15:58:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they have the same medical background, just that they specialise in teeth etc. All dentists like to be called drs.
2007-09-24 15:57:47 · answer #3 · answered by Rav 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A dentist is not a physician but he does have a doctor's degree.
2007-09-24 15:57:07 · answer #4 · answered by Joseph F 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The principles of medicine and surgery apply to the entire body as well as the mouth, so dentists are doctors, ---there are many specific fields of dentistry such as orthodontics, oral surgery, etc. just as there are specific fields of medicine.
2007-09-24 15:59:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but in the field of dentistry. The title DDS stands for doctor of dental science.
2007-09-24 15:57:32 · answer #6 · answered by Hawkster 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They are a dental doctor, not a medical doctor. They have earned the title "doctor," as have MD's, DO's, and PhD's. My question: Is an OD a doctor?
2007-09-24 15:58:46 · answer #7 · answered by Swabbie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well yes and no, Yes in the sense that they received their doctorate, and in the sense that they can prescribe medications. But no they are not a "MD" or Medical Doctor
2007-09-24 15:57:34 · answer #8 · answered by "McRib" NREMT-P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they are a doctor of dentistry. When you see D.D.S. that stands for doctor of dental surgery.
2007-09-24 16:02:00 · answer #9 · answered by wolverineguy1245 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. They have degrees in dental medicine. They have to be able to perform procedures so they need to have a degree and a license to practice medicine.
2007-09-24 15:58:09 · answer #10 · answered by ladyluck 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋