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Why is dentistry completely separate from doctory?
| Tirant Lo Blanc | 10/28/26 |
| gibberish (?) | 10/28/26 |
| Tirant Lo Blanc | 10/28/26 |
| UhOh | 10/28/26 |
| יהוה | 10/28/26 |
| יהוה | 10/28/26 |
| Tirant Lo Blanc | 10/28/26 |
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Date: October 28th, 2026 3:02 PM Author: Tirant Lo Blanc Any other part of the body, I can tell my primary doc there is a problem and they’ll check it out. If they can’t fix it themselves they’ll send you to a specialist but they’ll at least try. But if you did that with a toothache they’d tell you to gtfo, there’s a whole different vertical for that. I’m not an expert but I refuse to believe teeth are more complicated than hearts, knees, ears, etc. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5915613&forum_id=2#50209959) |
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Date: October 28th, 2026 3:45 PM Author: gibberish (?) I think they're treated as cosmetic. Dental procedures are extremely expensive and often not covered by Medicare. Plus there is a hint of moral failure if you have shit teeth. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5915613&forum_id=2#50210074) |
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Date: October 28th, 2026 4:17 PM Author: Tirant Lo Blanc I get that with stuff like braces, but basic teeth cleaning / dentistry too? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5915613&forum_id=2#50210212) |
Date: October 28th, 2026 3:57 PM Author: UhOh dentists started out in barbershops. they were butchers, mechanics. i don't know for sure but i'm guessing the "serious" doctors did everything they could to exclude them from the practice of medicine.
also it's not *completely* separate, see oral surgeons. kind of a weird niche though. |
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Date: October 28th, 2026 4:01 PM Author: יהוה oral surgeons still are DDSs not MDs and bill thru dental not medical insurance, no? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5915613&forum_id=2#50210134) |
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Date: October 28th, 2026 4:00 PM Author: יהוה similar could be asked of podiatrists. why are they a separate degree? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5915613&forum_id=2#50210130) |
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Date: October 28th, 2026 4:15 PM Author: Tirant Lo Blanc If my foot hurts, my regular doctor will try to help. Not so with the teeth. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5915613&forum_id=2#50210204) |