Daniel_

This can itself cause problems!

In the UK, a person is called "Doctor" if they hold a PhD or MBBS (the British equivalent to the American MD qualification). Some dentists have recently started using the title "Doctor" if they hold the BDS degree, but it's not so common.

So far, so good.

The thing a lot of people are not aware of is that more senior doctors, especially surgeons, often have additional qualifications that over-ride the MBBS qualifications. A prime example is Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons. This entitles a doctor to add FRCS after their name, and also means that they start calling themselves "Mister" all over again.

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