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dentist

[den-tist]

noun

  1. a person whose profession is dentistry.



dentist

/ ˈɛԳɪ /

noun

  1. a person qualified to practise dentistry

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of dentist1

1750–60; < French dentiste, equivalent to dent tooth ( dent 2 ) + -iste -ist
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of dentist1

C18: from French dentiste, from dent tooth
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A 22-year-old fake dentist and two assistants have been charged by Czech police after treating dozens of patients using instructions found on the internet.

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Jaishankar Pillai, a forensic dentist at the hospital, told reporters that his team has been trying to collect dental records from charred bodies, as that might be the only source of DNA left.

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"It will make NHS dentistry more attractive to dentists and that is good for patients," he said.

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Matt Vogt used to be a caddie there but is now a practising dentist in Indianapolis and managed to claim one of the two spots at the qualifier in Washington state.

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Delayed treatment or self-management of dental problems had manifested sometimes in "unsafe or distressing" ways, including one patient "filling their own tooth with a kit from the dentist".

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