Are dentists doctors and are they as respected as physicians?

My mother is a dentist, and they have alike status as other doctors. A dentist performs surgeries, procedures, and must earn a doctorate to practice, lately as other doctors.
dentists are doctors without as much respect
Sure they are!
YES THEY ARE!
dentists are doctors near as much respect as physicians or even more
Yes, dentists are doctors. I have great respect for dentists, where on earth would our smiles be without them.
as expected. they have the title, dont they? they still own to attend medical school of sorts, know anatomy and physiology (your mouth affects or can be artificial by lots of other bodily functions, diseases, etc). less quacks out at hand in the dental profession though than MD's. wouldnt want to be any!
YES, THEIR EDUCATION IS AS EXTENSIVE.
I think dentists are respected, but more fear than physicians. People associate more pain, etc beside dentists, whether they deserve it or not!
Yes dentists are doctors, but not of the medical type. Their initials DDS indicate doctor of dental surgery, whereas MD indicates (from Latin) doctor of medicine. Both attend MANY years of instruction but next to emphasis on different disciplines.
Respect is really a relative issue surrounded by my opinion. It must be earn to a point, I feel. After oodles years in the medical paddock, it is possible to respect the position the degree indicates in need respecting the the person who carry it.this goes for ALL healthcare practitioners.
yes they are. because they also be in motion to medicine conservatory and share the first 2.5 years with physicians. the respect chunk is really depend upon the person seeing. if the party knows how much work and study it took for the dentist to become one and so, consequently sure as hell dentists should be respected!