http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiropractic_education
while not a phd (neither is a medical degree though) it seems to allow them the title Dr.
Chiropractors calling themselves 'Dr'
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiropractic_education
while not a phd (neither is a medical degree though) it seems to allow them the title Dr.
OK - where in the UK can I study for one?
So not a PhD then....
But still...
WTF
We let them call themselves 'Dr'....
I'm gobsmacked
Never heard of tree doctors? Do you think they go to medical school? 
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For what it's worth, if you wanted to raise a fuss you could point the chiropractor to his own professional body's guidance:
http://www.gcc-uk.org/page.cfm?page_id=6
Somewhat ironically though it's illegal to call yourself a chiropractor if you are unregistered yet you can call yourself a doctor without being on the medical register - go figure on that one
*edit*
For what it's worth, if you wanted to raise a fuss you could point the chiropractor to his own professional body's guidance:
http://www.gcc-uk.org/page.cfm?page_id=6
Somewhat ironically though it's illegal to call yourself a chiropractor if you are unregistered yet you can call yourself a doctor without being on the medical register - go figure on that one
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Physicians shouldn't even call themselves Dr. really.
Yes I do know. And I'm not talking about someone holding a doctorate in English or any other academic doctorate.
This has been a bug bear of mine for a long time. They shouldn't technically call themselves doctors, but they do, and they like to lawd it over everyone else at the same time. Fact of the matter is, anyone can be a Dr. You can actually buy the title if you so wish
Well I don't see why they (Chiropractors) should be able to call themselves 'Dr' tbh...
On that note a mate of mine from Uni had parents who were both doctors, shame his last name was Death - Dr. Death and Dr. Death
It's not really something that bothers me that much. Would you call a Dentist 'Dr'?
Perhaps because they are? Any GP that recommended I visit a chiropractor (or acupuncturist, amongst other "alternative" treatments) wouldn't be my GP for long.
In which case go see a physio who wasn't trained to believe that all disease is a result of vertebral subluxations.
So why shouldn't they be allowed to hold a doctorate in chiropractoring?
Because they can.
But at the end of the day, no one really cares. or at least I thought they didn't.
Because there is no medical evidence to support them, and their dodgy practises have resulted in fatalities.
GP's recommend a lot of bs these days.
I'm not sure tbh....
I'd have assumed (though perhaps I'm wrong) that the only Dentists styling themselves 'Dr' would have an actual doctorate - unless they're also following the practice of medical physicians who refer to themselves as 'Dr' regardless of whether they posses a PhD or MD.
Still a dentist without a doctorate referring to him/herself as 'Dr' would certainly bother me less than a Chiropractor?
A mate of mine is a physio - should he call himself 'Dr'?
Another friend of mine has done a 6 week personal trainer course - should she call herself 'Dr' - I mean she probably learned a bit about 'nutrition' etc..