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[quote=Anonymous]Yes

The first two years of dental and medical school sre the same. They take the same classes all grouped together.

They learn the same pharmacology, take the same anatomy and physiology including cadaver dissection.

They can diagnose.

They can prescribe.

They are CPR/BLS certified. They have to be as a person can have a major medical event in the dental chair.

They do a residency after dental schoolm

I dated a guy while he was in dental school. It is four years and he was super smart, but it was still very difficult. He did a residency in a hospital before becoming a general dentist.

Sure, their specialty is teeth, but that doesn't make them particularly different than, say, a Dermatologist, Opthalmologist, ENT.

FWIW, I am an RN and work in a hospital, but in an admin office setting. I haven't touched a patient in 8 years and my BLS certification is out of date. If someone asks for a medical provider to address an emergency on an airplane, I am going to hope the dentist steps up instead of me. [/quote]

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