Can someone call themselves Dr. so and so (ABD)? Someone in my profession is referring to themselves as Dr. so and so (ABD). It is my understanding that they are not a Dr. since they have not completed the dissertation process. Doesn't it seem fraudulent to refer to yourself as Dr. without completing a doctoral program?
Yep, can't do that. Either you do or you don't have the "Dr." and if you're ABD, you don't.