why don't we called doctors ?

[Physio_Plus]

we physiotherapists diagnose, treat and recover the patients from ailments
then why don't we were called doctors: is it just because we never prescribe medicines, or we do not perform surgeries. In India layman could recognize as only doctors, he can't differentiate as from them. so PT's who do private practice in India declare themselves as doctors, so that a layman can find his way to him. but the doctors in India oppose this , what's the solution for this ?

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[pdoan01]

When has it become the duty of the universities to determine who bears what.Universities don't confer titles, they confer degrees. Yelufem.

Its not the universities duty its the government's. Physios may not use the title as we are not entitled to it. Anything else and we are just trying to become one of the eilte mob ie doctors, dentists, podiatrists