TY  - JOUR
T1  - THe degree of "doctor" in dentistry
AU  - Asgis AJ
Y1  - 1939/10/14
N1  - 10.1001/jama.1939.02800410057024
JO  - Journal of the American Medical Association
SP  - 1507
EP  - 1508
VL  - 113
IS  - 16
N2  - To the Editor:— 
    The need for safeguarding the title of "doctor" in the interest of public protection and professional dignity was clearly pointed out by Dr. Frederick Juchhoff in his communication "The Degree of Doctor," published in The Journal August 26, page 876. I need add little to support the main thesis. Although I fully approve the spirit of the communication, I wish to recommend a modification of the following statement by the author to give it a sense of greater completeness: "The statutes should prohibit the use of the title doctor in connection with any healing art by one who does not have a regular medical training." By addition of the phrase "and dental training" following "medical training," the dental profession will be given the honor of distinction that American dentistry rightly deserves. As an Associate Fellow, I believe that I express the sentiment of other dental members in
SN  - 0002-9955
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.1939.02800410057024
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1939.02800410057024
ER  -