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[quote=Anonymous]I don't have any issue with a dentist calling themselves "Dr." in their dentistry practice, but what OP is describing, with a dentist holding themselves out as a medical doctor in other settings where people are unlikely to understand they are a dentist, sounds unethical to me. I don't want a dentist rushing in to help me with a medical emergency they have zero training for.

I know a dentist who is somewhat obsessive about calling herself "Dr." (as in will correct people if they fail to address her that way) and I think it's obnoxious in the same way it would be if a PhD did that. I get it, you earned your doctorate. But in most situations, that is irrelevant and is just an effort to hold yourself above other people who don't have doctorates but who may still be very well educated. It would be like someone with a JD making a huge deal about having that acknowledged in a setting like the PTA where it doesn't matter.

Lots of people go to school for a long time and have deep, specialized knowledge in a specific area. Especially in a place like DC. People who get into pissing matches over this are insecure and need to get over themselves.[/quote]

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