Probably because of the more common word "dentist".
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Funny, because in German it's exactly that: Tooth doctor (Zahnarzt).
The one that always bothered me is Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Arzt. Why is it Nasen? We only have one. It should either be Hälse-Nasen-Ohren Arzt or Hals-Nase-Ohren-Arzt.
I never thought about that. Now it bothers me too. Thank you.
I assume it's for the same reason you say Nasendusche, Nasenrücken or Nasenbluten but Halsschmerzen or Halstuch (though I'm not sure what's the exact grammatical reason). It has nothing to do with the number of noses. I think it would be Augenarzt and not Augearzt even if we had only one eye.
In Dutch it's the same, but we just say "KNO-arts", for "throat, nose and ear".
Tierarzt sounds normal but animal doctor sounds weird
Yes and y'all also use the French word for "curly" to say hair dresser... So.....
Optician? I've never heard "eye doctor" here in the UK
Similarly, saying butt doctor doesn't have the same ring to it as proctologist, but either way they're checking for rings around Uranus.
uh well where I live: https://emergencytoothdoctor.com/
they do in fact take care of emergencies too. They pulled a tooth for me on walk in.
Dentists and podiatrists don't go to med school in the US.
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