Do you consider a dentist a doctor?

[Anonymous]

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Jill Biden.

Doctor?

She has a doctorate, yes, so she is addressed as Doctor. She is neither a dentist nor a medical doctor, so unsure what your point is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Jill Biden.

Doctor?

She has a doctorate, yes, so she is addressed as Doctor. She is neither a dentist nor a medical doctor, so unsure what your point is.

The AP Style Book has long been the guide for journalism etiquette. It states that the term doctor should be used for medical doctors only.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Jill Biden.

Doctor?

She has a doctorate, yes, so she is addressed as Doctor. She is neither a dentist nor a medical doctor, so unsure what your point is.

The AP Style Book has long been the guide for journalism etiquette. It states that the term doctor should be used for medical doctors only.

Not etiquette - AP Style doesn't dictate how you address people, only how certain newspapers write about them. And even there, AP Style allows you to use an honorific so long as there's no confusion about them being a medical doctor.

Unless you're in a situation where you'd describe Jill Biden as simply Biden (which is what AP Style would dictate) it's not very relevant.

[Anonymous]

Can they help in real medical emergencies? If they on a plane and someone is ill and they ask for a doctor on board do they jump up? Do they just check their teeth lol 😂

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can they help in real medical emergencies? If they on a plane and someone is ill and they ask for a doctor on board do they jump up? Do they just check their teeth lol 😂

They floss then get out of the way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can they help in real medical emergencies? If they on a plane and someone is ill and they ask for a doctor on board do they jump up? Do they just check their teeth lol 😂

They floss then get out of the way.

Lol 😂

[Anonymous]

I know a few dentists calling them self "Doctor of Medicine" (in Dentistry).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Jill Biden.

Doctor?

She has a doctorate, yes, so she is addressed as Doctor. She is neither a dentist nor a medical doctor, so unsure what your point is.

Wrong. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/is-there-a-doctor-in-the-white-house-not-if-you-need-an-m-d-11607727380?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqd3lQgSnrADz6Zt4Ih2t4mll4eNOWlgRNlLw3PwRK1zvIM9oxJCvX4PbRQQG-U%3D&gaa_ts=6927d257&gaa_sig=afoqxoOR5kCau8m9r6OP7S7NF61ErbQd09FA8ARCpqnrqSvBvicsCTbP98nPJ8IRVGQ_NAq4M-u69SQAflq-BA%3D%3D

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We know a woman who is a dentist. Her email address says Dr. She refers to herself as Dr. X. She tries to help people on planes when they ask if a doctor is on board. She absolutely considers herself a doctor. When someone gets injured, she is the first the jump up and help. She often gives medical advice.

Yes, of course. Why kind of stupid question is that?

[Anonymous]

My ex’s parents met in med school at a large state university.

The dad’s grades were terrible the first year of med school and the university allowed him to instead enroll in the dental school.

His wife - who finished med school - always chided him “you’re a dentist, not a doctor.”

Lots of fighting in that family. The holidays were fun.

[Anonymous]

Don’t get fancy.

[Anonymous]

No. This is why they are called “ dentist”. Same with optometrist.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Doesn’t DDS mean Doctor of Dental Sciences?

I want to know who is seeing this many medical emergencies on planes. I fly a lot and never had that experience.

Right?? I feel like someone could fly a lot and might see this once in their whole life, if that.

[Anonymous]

Dentists are trained in dealing with medical emergencies