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thanks ! on the nurse part but doctors or dentists should never practice out of their ' current ' specialty. But technically you can do a medical procedure anywhere as long as you have a license. You use your discretion to make sure that where you do a procedure, it allows you to perform the procedure with the proper equipment and safe conditions. ( infection control , avoid unsafe practices)

To note ; If you have a doctor degree ( MD (Doctor of Medicine) or dentist degree ( DDS (Doctor of Dental Surgery) and DMD (Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry or Doctor of Dental Medicine) does not allow you to practice any kind of medicine or dentistry. To switch the type of medicine or dentistry you practice you would have to complete an additional residency in that area. That would usually take several years to do.
Nowadays physician doctors and dentists can specialize in more than one area.

no worries I'm a surgical nurse I'm just trying to let you know there is a difference between a doctor and a dentist role and the wide specialist in them. But the main lead in this drama is a dentist from the start ya don't get confused (:

hi dear please search properly before typing because ' Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ' is one of the ' Dental Specialties ' for a dentist.
Please know the difference between a physician doctor vs a dentist doctor.

here's an extra piece of information.
An oral and maxillofacial surgeon is a dental specialist who treats many diseases, injuries, and defects in the head, neck, face, jaws, hard and soft tissues of the mouth, and maxillofacial (jaws and face) region. This type of ' dental specialist ' is often referred to as simply an ' oral surgeon '

hi! I'm a nurse and in my country, so I can answer behalf of my knowledge in the hosp so the dentist is considered a doctor but in teeth so in hosp setting we do have a department for dentists but they don't work in the hosp wards unless a patient in the ward needs to have a teeth checkup the dentist will come to the ward and visit the patient or the nurse will have to book an appointment for the patient to go to the dentist department do have a check-up.

Dentist vs Orthodontics
Also, Dentistry is a broad term that pertains to oral care and deals with the teeth, gum, nerves, and jaw. On the other hand, orthodontics is one of nine specializations within dentistry itself with a focus on improving the straightness of teeth by correcting bites and occlusion.

Orthodontics vs Oral surgeon
Aside from attending dental school and holding memberships in dental organizations, oral surgeons and orthodontists have distinct differences. In a nutshell, an orthodontist specializes in straightening teeth while an oral surgeon is the surgical specialist of the dental profession.

Here's an extra piece of info on the use of the title dr for dentists.
There are no provisions under the National Law that specifically prohibit a practitioner from using the title doctor. The Guidelines for advertising of health regulated services (the Guidelines) states that if practitioners choose to adopt the title ’doctor’ in their advertising, and they are not a registered medical practitioner, then (whether or not they hold a Doctorate degree or PhD) they should make it clear that they do not hold registration as a medical practitioner. In addition, the National Law provides that a person/practitioner falsely taking or using any title that could be reasonably understood to induce a belief that the person/practitioner is registered in a health profession or a division of a health profession commits an offense.

it seems like the script writer here didn't do a proper research on what a dentist can or can't do.

not only stereotyping but the main lead him being a dentist and giving hypertension medication to the grandma who fainted is odd to me the script writer definitely need to do more research on what a dentist can and can't do.

Here’s a example to my understanding of what you said dentists can detect signs and symptoms of diabetes in people who are undiagnosed with type 2 adult onset diabetes. Dentists know to look for things like weight loss, fatigue, chronic bad breath, thrush, dry mouth, burning mouth or tongue, and progressive gum disease can point to uncontrolled type 2 diabetes. However dentist can’t diagnosis you and should refer you to a doctor for diagnosis and treatment. Many of these symptoms will resolve if type 2 diabetes is indeed the cause and is treated properly to achieve good glycemic control

Just imagine you are on a plane and a 55 year old gentlemen suddenly starts acting strange, and the wife asks for a doctor.
Is a dentist going to have the experience of practicing on thousands of people how to perform a complete cranial nerve exam? Is it a stroke? What is the stroke scale? How do you know? Do you tell the pilot to land so an ER can push TpA?

Just because dental students take pathophysiology and dentists can recognize oral diabetes and oral cancer, doesn’t mean they are trained and prepared for emergencies.

Dentists are doctors. The problem is that they misslead people by only ever using half their title “I am a doctor”, instead of “I am a doctor of dentistry”.
In emergent situation, people ask for a “doctor” it is implied that they are seeking help from someone who has a complete education in the medical sciences. Sure, if nobody else is on board, I would heed the advice of an OMFS. Strutting around calling yourself a surgeon or a doctor is only half true. In emergent situations, medical physcians consider neurological, cardiac , digestive system, cancer pathology ect…. the list goes on. A physician has a comprehensive understanding of pathophysiology. A dentist will consider the pathology that is limited to the scope of their education and training.
In emergent situations, dental doctors should be transparent about their license. For all you know this person could have had a severe neuorological issue that a trained medical doctor would recognize. If you want the title of “doctor” for the sake of feeling like you are a medically trained physcian, then you should have gone to med school.

Please be more specific on that part you stated: " medical subjects " is it you're comparing your subjects to physicians who are doctors and specialize in the health and wellness of the body and the mind? because from what I know dentists are doctors who specialize in oral health and treat diseases of the teeth and gums.
You also stated you are taught the " basics of the medical field " is it related to infection control, the protocol of the hospital or clinic ?? if it is then it's basic knowledge for any healthcare profession.

if you have done your research orthodontist is a dentist who is qualified to treat irregularities in the teeth and jaws it's nothing related to knowing fully about the human body parts.

the dentist has knowledge of heart probs ?? but him doing CPR is normal bc all medical professionals are supposed to know but isn't it weird how he be saying she has hypertension and cardiopulmonary arrest than gave her medication which is for her high blood pressure ???? like he is a dentist which means dentists are doctors who specialize in oral health, not a medical doctor who specializes in the health and wellness of the body and the mind which means they studied the human body