Can we Stop Treating Dentistry As The Step Child Of Medicine?

Every one of us has heard at least once in our career that “Dentists are not doctors”. Well, to be honest, I used to think whoever said it was either uneducated or one of my friends pulling my leg to tease me and get a reaction out of me. But speaking to a few colleagues made me realize that it is common and some people actually believe that dentists aren’t doctors. I’ve penned down a few points that go on to prove that dentists are doctors, and this can be told verbatim to anyone who feels otherwise.

1. Dentists can identify diseases like

- Diabetes

- AIDS

- Oral Cancer

- Jaundice

- Blood diseases (Hemophilia, Anemia, etc)

etc much before physicians of any other specialty.

Countless lives have been saved and the progression of serious diseases have been prevented by dentists.

2. Dentists can perform surgeries like

- Wisdom tooth extractions (disimpactions)

- Cleft lip cleft palate surgeries

- Head & Neck Trauma (accidents) and Reconstruction Surgery

- Head & Neck Cancer

- Jaw surgeries of all kinds

- Rhinoplasty

- Dental Implant Surgery

- Facial Cosmetic Surgery

These are done by OMFS, which is a branch of dentistry!

3. Dentists give intra muscular injections with extreme precision, failure of which can cause very serious, even life-threatening complications.

4. Dentists study the whole body and then focuses on teeth and surrounding structures, much like how cardiologists study the whole body and then focus on the heart.

5. Teeth and adjacent structures are so complex that

- Other physicians and even super specialists have no idea about them

- Dentistry itself has been divided into 9 branches to cover various aspects properly.

6. We identify domestic violence victims within minutes of consultation and have the right and capability to save someone from a life of pain.

“Proud to be a dentist, now and always!!”

I would love your thoughts and comments on the same.

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