Archmage Azor@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 11 months agoWhy do dentists have such a bad reputation compared to other kinds of doctors?message-squaremessage-square46fedilinkarrow-up173arrow-down19
arrow-up164arrow-down1message-squareWhy do dentists have such a bad reputation compared to other kinds of doctors?Archmage Azor@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 11 months agomessage-square46fedilink
minus-square【J】【u】【s】【t】【Z】@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down7·11 months agoReal doctors go to real medical school. They learn tons of biology, pharmacology, anatomy. Dental school deals with one body part and only a small subset of health problems.
minus-squareXeroxCool@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down1·11 months agoBecause doctors hundreds of years ago decided dentistry was quack science and not worthy of being in their ranks. That continues today with dental school and insurance often being separate
Real doctors go to real medical school. They learn tons of biology, pharmacology, anatomy.
Dental school deals with one body part and only a small subset of health problems.
Because doctors hundreds of years ago decided dentistry was quack science and not worthy of being in their ranks. That continues today with dental school and insurance often being separate