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den·tist (dentist)

noun

a person whose profession is the care of teeth and the surrounding soft tissues, including the prevention and elimination of decay, the replacement of missing teeth with artificial ones, the correction of malocclusion, etc.

Etymology: Fr dentiste < ML dentista < L dens, tooth

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