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DENTIST
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person qualified to practice dentistry
Synonyms:
dental practitioner; dentist; tooth doctor
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("dentist" is a kind of...):
medical man; medical practitioner (someone who practices medicine)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dentist"):
dental surgeon (a dentist qualified to perform surgical procedures)
endodontist (a dentist specializing in diseases of the dental pulp and nerve)
exodontist (a dentist specializing in the extraction of teeth)
orthodontist (a dentist specializing in the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth)
pedodontist (a dentist who specializes in the care of children's teeth)
periodontist (a dentist specializing in diseases of the gums and other structure surrounding the teeth)
prosthodontist (a dentist who is expert in prosthodontics)
Context examples:
A dentist specializing in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of malocclusions of the teeth and their surrounding structures.
(Orthodontist, NCI Thesaurus)
A dentist who specializes in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the hard and soft tissue supporting the teeth.
(Periodontist, NCI Thesaurus)
Checkup is a general examination or inspection, especially one carried out by a doctor or dentist.
(Checkup, NCI Thesaurus)
I heard that he went to a dentist's in London on the Monday morning, and had a tooth out.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
And between the lips were teeth that had never known nor needed the dentist's care.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
A dental technician who provides dentures for patients without supervision of a dentist.
(Denturist, NCI Thesaurus)
A rod that a dentist has positioned and then cemented in the canal space in a tooth's root.
(Dental Post, NCI Thesaurus)
Others are in nursing homes, doctors' offices, dentists' offices, outpatient clinics and laboratories.
(Health Occupations, Bureau of Labor Statistics)
The practice of keeping the mouth, teeth, and gums clean and healthy to prevent disease, as by regular brushing and flossing and visits to a dentist.
(Oral Hygiene, NCI Thesaurus)
You might get good results from your doctor or dentist, win a lucrative new assignment, or if self-employed, a new client.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
