the dentist
noun
variants
or the dentist's
: the place where a dentist works
I saw her at the dentist last week.
He goes to the dentist's for a check-up every six months.
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Teigen later shared several more updates on the tooth situation, including a snap of her in the dentist’s chair and a photo of her showing off with the old tooth alongside daughter Luna.
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Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
Days after a patient at Northcoast jogged away during a trip to the dentist in a Cleveland suburb, state officials stopped allowing patients to leave any of the six regional hospitals.
—Sarah Jane Tribble, NPR, 22 Dec. 2025
By day, Sodaba Khinjani might help clean your teeth at the dentist's office.
—Karen Hua, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2025
Biofilms are very hard to remove without mechanical force, such as from routinely brushing your teeth or cleaning at the dentist’s office.
—Jacqueline Abranches, The Conversation, 2 Dec. 2025
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Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
Days after a patient at Northcoast jogged away during a trip to the dentist in a Cleveland suburb, state officials stopped allowing patients to leave any of the six regional hospitals.
—Sarah Jane Tribble, NPR, 22 Dec. 2025
By day, Sodaba Khinjani might help clean your teeth at the dentist's office.
—Karen Hua, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2025
Biofilms are very hard to remove without mechanical force, such as from routinely brushing your teeth or cleaning at the dentist’s office.
—Jacqueline Abranches, The Conversation, 2 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the dentist
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“The dentist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20dentist. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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