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Doctor, doctor

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SIR, - I write to support the view of David Hadrill that now is the right time to consider the question of the title `Dr' being accorded to veterinary surgeons who have qualified in the UK (VR, November 5, 2005, vol 157, p 600).

I have no personal axe to grind since I have a doctorate and I have, in any case, retired from veterinary activities.

I do recall in my early years in the pharmaceutical industry how irritating it was that foreign veterinarians, with whom I frequently dealt, regarded me as being in some way not fully qualified because I was referred to in those days as `Mr'. Their condescension was usually muted but occasionally was made very apparent.

Dental surgeons are now able to use the title Dr, which brings them into line with most of the rest of the world. I fear that we British veterinary surgeons are doing ourselves no service by clinging to our old ways in this matter.

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