: 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
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.
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My first job on the Hill was for Charlie Norwood from Georgia, who was a dentist on Energy and Commerce.
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Victoria Knight, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
That review led the Houston dentist to discover that his financial coordinator, Jennifer Lynn Thornton, had been stealing from him for years, according to a Jan. 16 news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of Texas.
—Kate Linderman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Jan. 2025
Scenes set in a doctor’s examination room, a dentist’s office and a corner grocery might have been lifted from a U.K. edition of Curb Your Enthusiasm.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2025
In addition to type, the cost of veneers varies by region and dentist.
—Adrienne Dellwo, Verywell Health, 8 Jan. 2025
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Victoria Knight, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
That review led the Houston dentist to discover that his financial coordinator, Jennifer Lynn Thornton, had been stealing from him for years, according to a Jan. 16 news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of Texas.
—Kate Linderman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Jan. 2025
Scenes set in a doctor’s examination room, a dentist’s office and a corner grocery might have been lifted from a U.K. edition of Curb Your Enthusiasm.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2025
In addition to type, the cost of veneers varies by region and dentist.
—Adrienne Dellwo, Verywell Health, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Dentist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dentist. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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dentist
noun
den·tist
ˈdent-əst 
: a professional person who is trained in the care, treatment, and repair of the teeth and the fitting of artificial teeth
Medical Definition
dentist
noun
den·tist
ˈdent-əst
: 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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