# Suicidal Dentists

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suicidal-dentists/717708>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [April 15, 2015, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suicidal-dentists/717708 "2015-04-15T03:00:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2015, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suicidal-dentists/717708/21 "2015-04-23T14:24:58Z")

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> [@molinaaching](#):
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> Maybe it has something do with the tooth fillings they use?

As in…?

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**Author:** ![jezzaOZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a9a28c/32.png) [@jezzaOZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jezzaOZ)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2015, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suicidal-dentists/717708/22 "2015-04-24T03:15:01Z")

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My brother in law who is a Vet says that Vets have a high attempted suicide rate compared to similar professions.

He also said that a lot of the suicide attempts failed because they typically used “Green Dream” and it works so fast they would collapse unconscious before they could inject a lethal dose.

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**Author:** ![FahKinell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/cdc98d/32.png) [@FahKinell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FahKinell)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2015, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suicidal-dentists/717708/23 "2015-05-02T14:12:30Z")

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on patients, or himself ??

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