Why Do Dentists Commit Suicide at Such A High Rate?

[pyramider]

What about the dentist in Marathon Man?

[TheWanderer]

Originally Posted by pyramider

What about the dentist in Marathon Man?

Is it safe?

How about Tim Whatley on Seinfeld? He became Jewish just for the jokes.
Bryan Cranston was so good in that role.

[Prolongus]

Originally Posted by pyramider

What about the dentist in Marathon Man?

Yep...Sir Laurence Olivier. Cool film.

[alaine]

In a few cases that I know about from working in an ER....some were thought to be accidental gas overdoses.
They were trying to get a buzz and fell asleep with the gas running. Sadly they never woke up.

[Admiral Giggle]

Originally Posted by pyramider

What about the dentist in Marathon Man?

I still can't watch that scene.

I couldn't imagine the variety of bad breath they must deal with. I don't care how much you brush, chain smokers exhaling that awful smell from deep within the lungs. There are some people who have such horrible halitosis. Might as well be a proctologist.

[dallaswill]

I was told by my former hygienist that her boss, my dentist. got hooked on nitrous oxide (laughing gas) and used it so often he developed a form of MS. Ended up in a wheel chair in a nursing facility.

[jayt4567]

Dentist just need more pussy in their life.

[Laura Lynn]

Originally Posted by Iaintliein

Dentistry requires an exceptional academic level of achievement. so, you have exceptionally bright people who work hard for many years then end up in a job that very likely gets boring very quickly.

The realization that, "this is all there is," can be tough on some, especially if the monetary rewards aren't good enough to pay off a but load of student debt and live a good life.

That's what happens when someone needs to be challenged in life but isn't.

Very sad.

^^^^ this.

I can't imagine the stress the dentist feels. The hassles of insurance, having to dig around in nasty mouths, the expenses of maintaining an office and keeping it staffed. It's a hard profession.

I went to school to be a dental assistant. It was during my 3 month externship and after taking a $17k student loan that I realized, this is some boring shit and it doesn't pay much. I couldn't do that type if work day in and day out.