26-02-2021, 03:29 PM
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Re: RIP Mr Potato Head
Originally Posted by Surfermom
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Fun and terrifying all at the same time.
While we're at it, I want physicians to stop using the title, "Doctor." It makes damages my self esteem because of my limited education and intellectual abilities.
26-02-2021, 04:54 PM
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Re: RIP Mr Potato Head
Originally Posted by Surfermom
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While we're at it, I want physicians to stop using the title, "Doctor." It makes damages my self esteem because of my limited education and intellectual abilities.
26-02-2021, 05:36 PM
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Re: RIP Mr Potato Head
Originally Posted by Bathsheba
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And why have the title 'Doctor' anyway? You don't address a teacher as 'Teacher Smith', or a dentist as 'Dentist Jones'
26-02-2021, 05:45 PM
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Re: RIP Mr Potato Head
Originally Posted by Pixie Knuckles
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What do you call a dentist anyway? I've to see mine in a couple of weeks, and it just occurred to me that I have never actually addressed him by name.....!
The General Dental Council (GDC), the regulators of dentists and dental best practice in the UK do not themselves oppose the use of the title doctor, by dentists, in fact they state; “the GDC does not prohibit the use of the title ‘Doctor' as a courtesy title in the case of dentists.”
Yet they do note that; “Dentists who choose to use the title must ensure that it is not used in a way which could mislead the public, for example by giving the impression that the dentist is a registered medical practitioner if they are not.” And it is this final point which is being upheld by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) when complaints are raised in connection with adverts for dentists and their services which refer to the practitioner using the doctor title.
26-02-2021, 05:51 PM
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Re: RIP Mr Potato Head
Originally Posted by Bathsheba
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I really didn't know the answer to that one! But I found this online: The General Dental Council (GDC), the regulators of dentists and dental best practice in the UK do not themselves oppose the use of the title doctor, by dentists, in fact they state; “the GDC does not prohibit the use of the title ‘Doctor' as a courtesy title in the case of dentists.”
Yet they do note that; “Dentists who choose to use the title must ensure that it is not used in a way which could mislead the public, for example by giving the impression that the dentist is a registered medical practitioner if they are not.” And it is this final point which is being upheld by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) when complaints are raised in connection with adverts for dentists and their services which refer to the practitioner using the doctor title.
26-02-2021, 08:29 PM
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Re: RIP Mr Potato Head
Originally Posted by Pixie Knuckles
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Ohh, thanks for that, its interesting. Not Doctor then....hmmm.
26-02-2021, 08:33 PM
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Re: RIP Mr Potato Head
Originally Posted by Pixie Knuckles
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What do you call a dentist anyway? I've to see mine in a couple of weeks, and it just occurred to me that I have never actually addressed him by name.....!
27-02-2021, 01:27 AM
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Re: RIP Mr Potato Head
Don't you worry your pretty little heads about that.Mr Potatohead is alive and well and the Minister for Home Affairs in the current government. An ex Queensland policeman he was also Minister for Immigration in the Abbott government where he was able to fullfil a life long ambition of being cruel to people.
We only ended up with Scotty from Marketing as PM because of the terrifying prospect of Mr Potatohead ending up in that job.
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