| NOUN | person | dentist, tooth doctor, dental practitioner | a person qualified to practice dentistry |
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| Sounds | deh'nihst; deh'ntahst; deh'ntihst | |
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| Rhymes | abortionist ... Zionist: 245 rhymes with ihst... | |
| abolitionist ... zoologist: 193 rhymes with ahst... | ||
| Meaning | A person qualified to practice dentistry. | |
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| Synonyms | tooth doctor, dental practitioner | |
| Narrower | dental surgeon | A dentist qualified to perform surgical procedures |
| endodontist | A dentist specializing in diseases of the dental pulp and nerve | |
| exodontist | A dentist specializing in the extraction of teeth | |
| orthodontist | A dentist specializing in the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth | |
| pedodontist | A dentist who specializes in the care of children's teeth | |
| periodontist | A dentist specializing in diseases of the gums and other structure surrounding the teeth | |
| prosthodontist | A dentist who is expert in prosthodontics | |
| Broader | medical practitioner, medical man | someone who practices medicine |
| Spanish | dentista, estomatólogo, odontólogo | |
| Catalan | dentista, estomatòleg, odontòleg | |
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