dentist

Noun

Meaning

One whose business it is to clean, extract, or repair natural teeth, and to make and insert artificial ones; a dental surgeon.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

dental practitioner tooth doctor doctor scientist dentistry appointment dental practitioner hygienist psychiatrist braces pediatrician orthodontist prosthodontics periodontist
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Hypernyms

occupation medical practitioner medical man

Hyponyms

orthodontist prosthodontist periodontist pedodontist endodontist dental surgeon

Related terms

dental denture antidentite

Phrases with the word

family dentist geriatric dentist general dentist holistic dentist implant dentist preventive dentist

Anagrams

distent stinted

Examples

I told my dentist my teeth are going yellow. he told me to wear a brown tie. Rodney Dangerfield

All this fuss about sleeping together. For physical pleasure I'd sooner go to my dentist any day. Evelyn Waugh

Men hang out their signs indicative of their respective trades shoemakers hang out a gigantic shoe jewelers, a monster watch and the dentist hangs out a gold tooth but up in the mountains of New Hampshire, God Almighty has hung out a sign to show. Daniel Webster

One of my sensory problems was hearing sensitivity, where certain loud noises, such as a school bell, hurt my ears. It sounded like a dentist drill going through my ears. Temple Grandin

I'm like the guy who prepares your taxes or a dentist. I'm very conservative and boring in a lot of ways. Augusten Burroughs

You can't blame a dentist for looking down at the mouth. American Proverb

Close letter words and terms

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