Like why do dentists and podiatrists have their own special schools for their profession. Why is dental insurance separate from medical insurance? What makes oral health and calf/foot health so special that it requires its own schooling? The cardiovascular system is really complex yet all cardiologists and cardiovascular surgeons go to medical school first. What makes dentistry and podiatry any different?
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Dentistry could and should be a branch of “medicine”. There’s historical reasons for the division but what keeps it apart is money. Dentists make so much money in private practice that they really don’t want anything to do with medicine – especially in countries where medicine is socialised.
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