A professional or personal title is part of a person’s name. All titles should be capitalized.
Mrs. = Missus (used for a married woman)
Miss = Mistress (used for an unmarried woman)
Ms. = Missus or Mistress (used for any woman, married or not)
Mr. = Mister (used for a man)
Dr. = Doctor
Prof. = Professor
Rev. = Reverend
My teacher, Mrs. Johnson, likes to tell jokes.
Mom took me to Dr. Wilson when I needed knee surgery.
In college, Prof. Duncan taught a philosophy class.
At church, Rev. Lucht led a Bible study.
Personal and professional titles are part of a proper noun and should be capitalized.
▶It’s your turn. Find two titles in this sentence that should be capitalized. My neighbor, mr. Jones, recommended that we try his dentist, dr. Pick. Did you find the two titles? Good for you.