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dentist

[den-tist] / ˈdɛn tɪst /
NOUN
one who practices dentistry
Synonyms
STRONG
dental surgeon endodontist exodontist orthodontist pedodontist periodontist prosthodontist
WEAK
tooth fairy


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He recommended using the NHS website Find a Dentist, but acknowledged the information was sometimes out of date, leaving patients looking for an easier option than the "frustration" of making multiple phone calls.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2024

Dentist Dr. Jay Friedman, a longtime crusader against wisdom tooth extraction, pointed this out in a 2007 article in the American Journal of Public Health.

From Salon • May 7, 2024

Dentist Maria Elena Bazzano, 80, said that given her first choice lost, she was voting for something new, even if what that represents "is an unknown," indicating support for Milei.

From Reuters • Nov. 13, 2023

Dentist Edwin “Doc” Brown called the Market a “narrow cow path,” proposing a giant new Market building with a civic auditorium and radio station.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 23, 2023

Occasionally a car sputtered up the hill from downtown and detoured around the sleeping dogs before parking in front of Peerless Painless Dentist, its driver getting out and walking nervously into the office.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown



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