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For some reason — probably the disconnection between medicine and dentistry — people forget that the mouth is not a separate entity.
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Andrea Kane, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
Pharmacy, dentistry, veterinary, medical, chiropractic, and podiatry degrees, among others, are considered professional.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 2 Feb. 2026
The protagonist, McTeague (Gibson Gowland) is a scuffling American naïf, a California miner who, seeking better prospects, learns dentistry from an itinerant practitioner and, without any formal qualifications, starts a practice in San Francisco.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2026
But a University of Iowa dentistry professor criticized that research in an accompanying editorial and warned against changing public policy concerning fluoride based on the findings.
—Alexander Coolidge, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
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Andrea Kane, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
Pharmacy, dentistry, veterinary, medical, chiropractic, and podiatry degrees, among others, are considered professional.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 2 Feb. 2026
The protagonist, McTeague (Gibson Gowland) is a scuffling American naïf, a California miner who, seeking better prospects, learns dentistry from an itinerant practitioner and, without any formal qualifications, starts a practice in San Francisco.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2026
But a University of Iowa dentistry professor criticized that research in an accompanying editorial and warned against changing public policy concerning fluoride based on the findings.
—Alexander Coolidge, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
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“Dentistry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dentistry. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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dentistry
noun
den·tist·ry
ˈdent-ə-strē 
: the profession or practice of a dentist
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