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Definition of dentist
: one who is skilled in and licensed to practice the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases, injuries, and malformations of the teeth, jaws, and mouth and who makes and inserts false teeth
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Examples of dentist in a Sentence
I saw her at the dentist last week.
He goes to the dentist's for a check-up every six months.
Recent Examples of dentist from the Web
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Reeves, who became a dentist after serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, averaged 13.5 points per game as a senior guiding U of L to the 1948 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics title.
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Garza is a single mom with four kids who found out on a recent trip to the dentist that her kids’ Medicaid coverage had been canceled.
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Women, who had worked as doctors and dentists and freely gone to school, were forbidden from studying and allowed outside only if shrouded in black cloth—every speck of skin, including their eyes, covered.
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Dentists and veterinarians use it for surgery, too.
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And lo, in a follow-up Facebook video posted last week, there is Schmidt with Rodriguez at his office because the dentist decided to give her a new smile, for free.
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Dr. Ronald Shansky, an internist in Chicago at the time, was appointed to lead the audit, along with another medical doctor, a registered nurse, and a dentist.
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The cases have spanned from employees at high-profile banks and hedge funds to day traders and dentists.
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Cherie R. Dillon, 62, will spend five years in prison for completing dental procedures that could only be performed by a dentist.
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Origin and Etymology of dentist
French dentiste, from dent
DENTIST Defined for English Language Learners
dentist
playDefinition of dentist for English Language Learners
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: a person whose job is to care for people's teeth
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the dentist : the place where a dentist works
DENTIST Defined for Kids
dentist
playDefinition of dentist for Students
: a person whose profession is the care, treatment, and repair of the teeth
Medical Dictionary
dentist
playMedical Definition of dentist
: a licensed practitioner who is skilled in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases, injuries, and malformations of the teeth, jaws, and mouth and who makes and inserts false teeth
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