[ˈdɛntɪst], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a person who is qualified to treat diseases and other conditions that affect the teeth and gums, especially the repair and extraction of teeth and the insertion of artificial ones
(e.g: his mouth is still sore from his visit to the dentist's)


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Origin:
mid 18th century: from French dentiste, from dent ‘tooth’, from Latin dens, dent-