1k posts DDS

[Paul]

Yay, DrJeff Congrats on hitting 1000 posts.

Now GBTW!

 

[drjeff]

Thanks. I just love a little AZ time as after I'm done "stabbing" my patients and am waiting for the novacaine to kick in!

 

[bvibert]

Nice work Doc!

I knew if I let em go long enough someone else would pick up the reigns to start these posts.

BTW, there's a couple of others you missed...

 

[severine]

:lol: Leave it to Paul to find the perfect picture!

Congrats, Doc!

 

[jack97]

Yes, congrats!! ..... I was on the Phone And Did not respond soon enuf.

 

[andyzee]

I would have responded sooner but didn't know who DDS was, who's DDS? Anyway keep it up, good stuff!

 

[Paul]

I would have responded sooner but didn't know who DDS was, who's DDS? Anyway keep it up, good stuff!

DOCTOR Jeff D....D...S

 

[andyzee]

DOCTOR Jeff D....D...S

I see. Ok doc keep up with the good posts, but please, don't post while you're working!

 

[drjeff]

DOCTOR Jeff D....D...S

Technically I'm Dr Jeff D.M.D. - Let me just end the questions before they start and say that there is NO difference between a DMD and a DDS and it's all about what degree the dental school you attended choose to award. Or as like to joke with some of the students I teach from time to time, DMD = Didn't Make Doctor while DDS = Didn't Do Sh^&

BTW, I'll spare you nice folks some of the really good "gross out" dental photos I have on my computer at work

 

[Paul]

I always wondered about that...now I have the answer ..thanks.

Same here. I always thought DMD was "higher" than DDS, like DDS was a "regular" dentist, and DMD was more like a surgeon.

Thanks for clearing-up that misconception.

 

[BeanoNYC]

Congrats, Jeff.

 

[drjeff]

Congrats, Jeff.

Thanks, and BTW the drill in that picture is one of the smaller ones in my armementarium!

 

[drjeff]

I always wondered about that...now I have the answer ..thanks.

The technical version is the difference in the degrees is nothing more than a pissing match between 2 of the oldest dental school in the country, the University of Maryland and the University of Pennsylvania. Maryland came out with the D.D.S. (Doctor of Dental Surgery) first, and Penn feeling that their program was superior decided to award the D.M.D. (Doctor of Medical Dentistry) soon thereafter.

There is actually now some behind the scenes talk of scrapping both the D.M.D and the D.D.S in favor of a unified D.D.M (Doctor of Dental Medicine) for clarity sake since there is no difference in the scope of practice between the D.M.D. and the D.D.S. My take is it will never happen since it would take ALOT of big bellied gray haired folks that make up the majority of dental politics to agree of giving up there degrees in favor of one singular title, not a chance!

Just a quick dental heads up for the New England folk. If you've got a little dental issue right now that you're thinking about picking up the phone and calling your dentist about this week. Do it before Thursday as Thursdat through Saturday there is a HUGE dental convention in Boston that attracts about 30,000 dentists and associated office personel mainly from New England. So there's a decent chance that your regular dentist won't be in the office the end of this week. Conversely, Thursday and Friday night in particular there will be a lot of drunken dental personel roaming the streets and bars of Boston, especially around Copley Plaza

 

[ctenidae]

Mmmm, drunk dental hygenists...

 

[Paul]

Mmmm, drunk dental hygenists...

ROAD TRIP!!!!!

 

[drjeff]

ROAD TRIP!!!!!

You should hear some of the "plans" that the ladies in my office are putting together for later this week! Based on what I'm hearing, if any of them have a BAC under .2 after 6PM on Thursday, I'll be stunned!

 

[drjeff]

Mmmm, drunk dental hygenists...

Let the "oral exam" comments begin