How to Use dentist in a Sentence

dentist

noun
  • I saw her at the dentist last week.
  • He goes to the dentist's for a check-up every six months.
  • In one case, a wallet was cut from the trousers of a dentist killed in the blast.
    Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Raynor, now a dentist in town, took over the team for the season when Pires was unable to coach.
    Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2023
  • After Noori set up one man with a dentist, the man placed his hand over his heart and bowed.
    Alexander Thompson, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Jan. 2023
  • The latter is a dentist, has a three-year-old son and is about to give birth to her second child.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2024
  • Talk to a dentist about what teeth-whitening products are safe and how to use them.
    Claire Gillespie, Health, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Any good dentist would tell you that oral health starts with brushing teeth.
    Popular Science, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Now, how the hell are you supposed to know the inner workings of your dentist’s office?
    Jenna Ryu, SELF, 19 Sep. 2023
  • People move back-and-forth each day to attend school in the U.S. or see a dentist in Matamoros, just across the border.
    Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Coffee, tea, and red wine are a few of the key items, for example, that a dentist might mention to stay away from.
    India Espy-Jones, Essence, 9 Nov. 2023
  • If toothpaste doesn’t seem to help, pay your dentist a visit.
    Lacey Muinos, Health, 13 Feb. 2023
  • In the end, though, the pain becomes so bad that the person does eventually visit the dentist.
    Hersh Shefrin, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2022
  • Ben always wanted to be a dentist, like his father, Jack.
    Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Below are some of Twitter’s reactions to the Met Gala carpet that nine out of ten dentists can agree on.
    Your Dentist, Vulture, 1 May 2023
  • Today, no one walks into their dentist's office and looks agog at the X-ray machine.
    Ophir Tanz, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Pell plays Gloria, who gave up music to become a dentist.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 7 Mar. 2024
  • And Cafe Maddy shifted last year from being a dentist to a full time food creator.
    J. Clara Chan, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Her father was a dentist with a longtime dream of having one of his film ideas adapted into a movie.
    Neil Genzlinger, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Sammy Cahn dubbed him the only composer who didn’t look like a dentist.
    Duane Byrge, Billboard, 9 Feb. 2023
  • There’s a maxim here that dentists follow, an immutable rule of numb: Make sure that your laughter is louder than the sound of your drill.
    Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 12 July 2023
  • Among those top 10 careers, the share of women has grown substantially since the ‘80s for lawyers, physicians, and dentists.
    Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2024
  • The rounded peak and the glacier on its northwest side were named for Everett dentist and mountain climber Harry B. Hinman in 1934.
    John Ryan, oregonlive, 28 Jan. 2023
  • The traffic is comparable to that of a dentist’s office.
    Eric Boodman, STAT, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Patients will have a lot of questions for dentists, who may have a hard time convincing them, said Mahesh.
    Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 2 Feb. 2024
  • If that does not work, talk to your dentist about using an oral rinse to increase saliva production.
    Dallas News, 27 Jan. 2023
  • See your dentist right away, because this infection can spread.
    Lisa Mulcahy, Men's Health, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Among the civilians reported killed was a prominent dentist, Jamal Khaswan, along with his wife and son.
    Niha Masih, Washington Post, 9 May 2023
  • When he was taken to the jail’s dentist for tooth pain, sheriff’s deputies did not provide a sign language interpreter — who would have told him that the only option was to pull the tooth.
    Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2023
  • By pairing those insights with a dentist’s guidance, readers will feel empowered to find the best options for their unique needs.
    Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 21 July 2023

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