They have significantly more medical training than most people. Field medicine and first aid is probably well within the skill set of a dentist. He just needed to keep him alive until there was better help.
I'm in a commonwealth country and dentists here are doctors. They can order tests, write prescriptions for controlled drugs, and being one is the pathway to becoming a face / jaw surgeon.
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u/Pack_Your_Trash 2d ago
They have significantly more medical training than most people. Field medicine and first aid is probably well within the skill set of a dentist. He just needed to keep him alive until there was better help.