&gt; Is there a rent seeking problem in the medical and dental fields too?<p>It certainly is. It&#x27;s just that the crux of this article is that occupational licensing for low or medium skilled trades is inherently problematic rent-seeking, whereas the requirement for a license to practice medicine or dentistry isn&#x27;t itself a problem, it&#x27;s the artificial limiting of those who can get the license that presents a problem.