Two Kinds of Dentists

One of our local specialists has a golf outing every year so that the dentists in the area can get to know each other. Dentists tend to see each other as 'competition' and because most of us work as lone practitioners, we tend to become isolated from each other. These social events help create a healthy professional community.

I have made an observation that there are two kinds of dentists. One group sees dentistry as a business and in a social settings have no interest in discussing teeth or the profession of dentistry. The second group loves to discuss dentistry and whenever they get together in a social setting, waste little time in talking 'shop' with other dentists. The latter group, of which I consider myself a proud member, love to go to work, help their patients and love the profession of dentistry.

In which group is YOUR DENTIST? And which group of dentists do you think does better dentistry?