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dentist someone whose job is to treat people's teeth: • I've made an appointment with the dentist. • She always dreaded a visit to the dentist. oral surgeon a dentist who has special training to operate on people's teeth orthodontist a dentist who makes teeth straight when they have not been growing correctly dental hygienist/hygienist someone who is specially trained to help a dentist by cleaning teeth and giving advice about how to keep teeth healthy: • Ask your dental hygienist for advice on using floss. dental practitioner formal a dentist
Longman-Thesaurus
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noun tooth doctor: The dentist fixed a broken tooth.
Simple Definitions
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noun ADJ. good | qualified, registered | NHS, private VERB + DENTIST register with She couldn't get treatment because she wasn't registered with the dentist.DOCTOR (for more verbs)
Oxford Collocations Dictionary