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dentistry
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Word definitions for dentistry in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1838; see dentist + -ry .
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth [syn: dental medicine , odontology ]
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But she decided that she was more interested in dentistry because she liked working with patients. ▪ Darren's death was one of eight following dentistry between 1996 and 1999. ▪ Examines the history of dentistry within the army. ...
Usage examples of dentistry.
I shall exercise my skill in dentistry for trifling rewards, and you, my young Aesculapius, will prove to others, as you have already proved to me, that the strong wrist and willing arm are not lacking among your personal endowments.
Among the Phenicians however, though we have good reasons to think that they learned their arts and crafts from the Egyptians, there is convincing evidence of a high development of dentistry.
It is a lot like psychiatry, or dentistry, in its inferior status as a subspecialty of medicine.
A banner suspended from the vaulted lobby roof proclaimed: WELCOME DELEGATES CONGRESS OF AMERICAN DENTISTRY Dodo joined him, two laden bellboys following like acolytes behind a goddess.
Most seemed to be generalists, judging from their full-page ads, which trumpeted crowns, dentures, fillings, periodontal work, bridges, root canals, cosmetic dentistry, and oral surgery.
The chipped tooth, discreetly capped, cosmetic dentistry and no expense spared by the Savages, is indistinguishable from Graice Courtney's other front teeth.
The days of cosmetic dentistry and TV-hyped, brandname personal hygiene were all over, and the beaten-down Human race was showing it.
He had been admitted to dental school, after a large donation by Mr Patel, and had then returned to Durban, where he set up a practice in cosmetic dentistry.
He would warn them he was quitting and tell them the reason-the new dental assistant who had joined the staff, and who didn't seem to know quite enough about dentistry.
In an episodical way, he had studied and practiced dentistry, and with very flattering success, especially in many of the factory-towns along our inland streams.
We have other experts in forensic biology, dentistry, toxicology, immunology.
The younger doctor had been trained, as many general practitioners were, in rudimentary dentistry.
A low tolerance for the stench of halitosis born of gum disease had decided him against dentistry, but he still could appreciate a set of teeth as exceptional as these.