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dentistry

noun
den路​tist路​ry | \ 藞den-t蓹-str膿 How to pronounce dentistry (audio) \

Definition of dentistry

: the art or profession of a dentist

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Benito and Lee, who volunteered their dentistry skills for the Thousand Smiles Foundation clinic in August. Pomerado News, "Rancho Bernardo Sunrise Rotarians pledge ongoing support to help children in Baja," 31 Aug. 2019 He was advised by a friend and mentor to look into the field of dentistry. sun-sentinel.com, "Deaths in South Florida: 8/30," 30 Aug. 2019 The Urban Vet, a health, wellness and dentistry practice for dogs and cats, has signed a 2,200-square-foot lease at Midtown Court, a 14,000-square-foot center at 2625 Louisiana. Katherine Feser, Houston Chronicle, "Retail wrap: TruFusion, Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea, Urban Vet prepare to enter Houston market," 26 July 2019 Services include dental exams, teeth whitening, pediatric dentistry, dental fillings, root canals, oral surgery, crowns, among others. cleveland.com, "Annual CRS SOUPer Bowl Food Drive benefits those in need: Short Takes on Avon, Avon Lake and North Ridgeville," 16 Aug. 2019 Services at the clinics include no-cost preventive care and general restorative care and specialty services including endodontics, oral surgery, orthodontics, periodontics, prosthodontics and pediatric dentistry. Karen Pearlman, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Dental clinic at Lemon Grove school expands," 8 Aug. 2019 The medical examiner asked Lowell Johnson, who taught at the Marquette dental school and was promoting techniques and theories in forensic dentistry, to take a look. Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Settlement calls for Milwaukee to pay $7.5 million to man convicted based on bogus bite mark evidence," 11 July 2019 Founded by Charles Lusk, Dent-Well provides general dentistry along with select cosmetic services, plus Invisalign orthodontics. Katherine Feser, Houston Chronicle, "Retail wrap: Tim Ho Wan, M.M.LaFleur, Crawfish Caf茅, Kelsey-Seybold sign up for new spots," 2 Aug. 2019 That included working to develop a program in community dentistry in cooperation with Northwestern medical school鈥檚 department of community medicine and neighborhood community groups. Bob Goldsborough, chicagotribune.com, "Juliann Bluitt Foster, first female president of the Chicago Dental Society, dies at 80," 7 July 2019

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First Known Use of dentistry

1838, in the meaning defined above

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dentistry

noun

English Language Learners Definition of dentistry

: the work that a dentist does

dentistry

noun
den路​tist路​ry | \ 藞den-t蓹-str膿 How to pronounce dentistry (audio) \

Kids Definition of dentistry

: the profession or practice of a dentist

dentistry

noun
den路​tist路​ry | \ 藞dent-蓹-str膿 How to pronounce dentistry (audio) \
plural dentistries

Medical Definition of dentistry

: the art or profession of a dentist

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