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Why Dentistry Is Separate from Medicine

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Re: Why Dentistry Is Separate from Medicine

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ww520 wrote: post #127
badminton1 wrote: post #38

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In the US they have the title of DDS (doctor of dental surgery).

The title "doctor" has been abused by different trades. Optometrist is Doctors of Optometry (O.D.s). Pharmacist is Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D). Nurse has the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP). Veterinarian is Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM). Physical therapist is Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT). Chiropractor is Doctor of Chiropractic (DC). Of course dentist is Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS). Medical doctors have…

The way I see it, doctors are authorities in their field that can publish original research.

Re: Why Dentistry Is Separate from Medicine

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Post by zeveb »

ww520 wrote: post #127
badminton1 wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In the US they have the title of DDS (doctor of dental surgery).

The title "doctor" has been abused by different trades. Optometrist is Doctors of Optometry (O.D.s). Pharmacist is Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D). Nurse has the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP). Veterinarian is Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM). Physical therapist is Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT). Chiropractor is Doctor of Chiropractic (DC). Of course dentist is Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS). Medical doctors have…

I wonder if I should claim to be a Doctor of Software Development. Can we get an industry association to bestow that title?

Seriously, though, I think it's a real shame that so many professions claim to be doctors. A bachelor's degree shows initiation into a subject; a master's degree shows mastery of it; a doctorate indicates that one has increased the sum total of human knowledge in that subject. A doctorate should IMHO be rare.

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