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Neither is "better". The two have essentially the same core training (in the US, at least), with the DOs have additional training in osteopathy.
That sounds like it ought to make the DO "better", but the problem is that a great deal of osteopathy is widely regarded by non-practitioners as so much hokum, rendering it either irrelevant or actually detrimental.
Personally: if I had a problem that was clearly bone-related, I'd probably go to a DO preferentially. If it was clearly NOT, then I'd see an MD, because the MD wouldn't try to tell me that it WAS bone-related.
That said, our family doctor for my entire childhood was a DO, and he was perfectly competent at internal medicine and general practice without having some kind of bizarre bone fixation.
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Who is a better surgeon a MD or a MD facs?
FACS means the specialty is surgical.
What is a better name got swag or md hoyas?
Got swag
Is House MD better than the Office?
Definately. House M.D. is sooooo much better! No more questions asked!
Do erythromycin treat hpv?
No, there's a specific medicine for it, better go to an MD or ER
How do you start a real estate title company in MD DC and VA?
What state are you asking about, and I can answer better!
What is better House MD episode 4-08 or 4-03?
i think that episode 3
Why was the opening sequence song to House MD changed on season 2?
Because teardrop by massive attack is way better.
How do you abbreviate Maryland?
MD"The standard two letter abbreviation for the state of Maryland is MD."Actually, MD is the Postal Service's two-letter state code. If you want to mail a letter to Maryland, use MD; otherwise, use Md. In general, don't use the two-letter Postal Service codes in normal writing!The abbreviation for the state of Maryland is MD.
What is half way point between manchester md and elkridge md?
The halfway point between Manchester, Md and Elkridge, Md falls around the Northwest Expressway in Owings Mills, MD.
What is the name of a Pediatric Cardiologist in Seattle, WA?
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Md of the Hindu?
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Is a DO certification better then MD for doctors?
It's not that one is better than the other, it's just a different approach to patient care. Both are equivalent. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Certainly most DOs would rather have the MD title. The DO took the MCAT and the college credits and did well and could most likely get into a DO or MD school, but got into a DO school and, thus, now has to have the DO title. With all the Carribean MD schools and worldwide MD is known as medical doctors, it would be best if the DO would change its title to MD,DO (Medical Doctor, Diplomate of Osteopathy). The old aging banal dumb asses in the AOA don't want to change this DO degree to MD,DO. They should, especially with the new rising of the mid level Nurse Practioner to Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP). These DNPs are going to dominate in the future and have their own practices with full prescribing rights to all meds, including narcotics. If the DOs don't change their title in MD,DO, these DNPs are going to be a major competitor in the marketplace.
