"Wdtabor" wrote in message ...

I am a dentist, licensed by the state. But if the state stayed out of it, I
would still need professional liability insurance. It would be in the insurance
company's best interest to only insure competent dentists, so they would check
my credentials and my record before insuring me. YOu need only check to see if
i have insurance to know if I am qualified, so what purpose does the license
really serve?

Because, the interests of the insurance company is not necessarily the interest
of your patient. The insurance company only cares about the probability and
the magnitude of any loss they'd have to pay out. This is not necessarily mean
competent dental care for your prospective patients. The fact that you are paying
insurance doesn't tell me if you're any good (mind you neither does the fact that
you got the certificate on your wall from the Commonwealth).