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Why is dentistry completely separate from doctory?

Any other part of the body, I can tell my primary doc there ...
Tirant Lo Blanc
  10/28/26
I think they're treated as cosmetic. Dental procedures ...
gibberish (?)
  10/28/26
I get that with stuff like braces, but basic teeth cleaning ...
Tirant Lo Blanc
  10/28/26
dentists started out in barbershops. they were butchers, mec...
UhOh
  10/28/26
oral surgeons still are DDSs not MDs and bill thru dental no...
יהוה
  10/28/26
similar could be asked of podiatrists. why are they a separa...
יהוה
  10/28/26
True but if my foot hurts, my regular doctor will try to hel...
Tirant Lo Blanc
  10/28/26
Did you know teeth are the largest bone in the body
M. I. Gay
  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.

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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.

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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 and whatnot should not be considered cosmetic.

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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?

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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

True but 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)



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Date: October 28th, 2026 4:18 PM
Author: M. I. Gay

Did you know teeth are the largest bone in the body

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5915613&forum_id=2#50210215)