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The definition of a dentist is a person licensed to provide services in the field of teeth and gums.
(noun)An example of a dentist is a person who fills cavities for patients.
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See dentist in Webster's New World College Dictionary
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.
Origin: Fr dentiste < ML dentista < L dens, tooth
See dentist in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
A person who is trained and licensed to practice dentistry.
Origin:
Origin: French dentiste
Origin: , from dent, tooth
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from Latin dēns, dent-; see dent- in Indo-European roots
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