Patients who introduce themselves as "doctor"

The Independent Urologist observes:

I believe one can gain insight regarding what kind of patient they are going to be by asking them what type of doctor they are.

* Chiropracters: They uniformly introduce themselves as Dr____. In addition, they are most likely to ask for professional courtesy and to have their co-pays waived. (see copay)
* Dentists: Almost always introduce themselves as Dr and are most likely to “Know from dental school” as much as you do about their problem, especially the older ones.

And the list goes on to PhD’s, psychologists and medical doctors.

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