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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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"We walk around completely afraid, constantly on alert," said Caroline Lo Bianco, 36, a dentist who had her phone ripped from her hands through the window of an Uber when she was seven months pregnant.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

Something like a million people vote in this event every year, according to the daytime news segment that I caught at the dentist the other afternoon while getting a tooth cleaning.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

Edinburgh Zoo's red panda makes a visit to the dentist look easy after having his tooth removed during a health check-up.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Voskanyan had studied in Armenia to be a dentist and later worked a variety of jobs in America including in construction, jewelry and as a dental technician.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

She was young and enraptured, her joy infectious, especially to Dr. Cigrand, the dentist, who saw so little joy from day to day as he reduced grown men of proven courage to tears.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

He made his first visit to Tirana to watch England's footballers play Albania last year – but then found himself intrigued by all the signs for dentists.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas have developed a technology that could make it possible for dentists to produce permanent 3D-printed zirconia restorations in a single day.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026

While the NHS, and access to GPs and dentists has been mentioned by many of the 34 candidates, social care has rarely featured.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

Meanwhile, more dentists may identify signs of uncontrolled diabetes and coordinate care with the patient’s physician.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

Stripping pods is a precise and meticulous job that might be suited to pedantic dentists or finicky spice experts, but it’s a horror for an impatient teenager like me.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank



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