Absolutely not. I find that people that require others to call them "Dr." usually are compensating for deficiencies in other areas. I remember talking with a fellow traveler on one of my flights about my degree, he asked how long it took me to complete my PhD. I told him five years and a 200 page dissertation. He said he bought his online for $2000 and his dissertation was 15 pages long about "his life experience". Unfortunately, his "university" was not accredited. That being said I have seen EdDs complete a weak 20 page group project and receive their doctorate at state universities.

Asia is filled with ESL "teachers" from the west that aren't capable of being hired anywhere else back home. I see many of them with BAs having their students call them "professor" or "Dr." even though the title has not been earned.

The only time I pull out the "Dr." is among fellow academics or for restaurant reservations. That's pretty much all it is good for