the dentist
noun
variants
or the dentist's
: the place where a dentist works
I saw her at the dentist last week.
He goes to the dentist's for a check-up every six months.
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In 2020, the dentist faced discipline related to a 2016 incident in which a 54-year-old man’s heart stopped after Watkins put him under anesthesia during a dental procedure.
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Jillian Frankel, People.com, 16 June 2025
In 1923, the dentist trekked across the Rocky Mountains to Oakley, a small town in southern Idaho, to meet with parents who had noticed the peculiar brown stains on their children’s teeth, the CDC says.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 12 May 2025
After an X-ray, the dentist found that Natalia still had 12 baby teeth.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Watkins said the dentist office was fully cooperating with the investigation.
—Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2025
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Jillian Frankel, People.com, 16 June 2025
In 1923, the dentist trekked across the Rocky Mountains to Oakley, a small town in southern Idaho, to meet with parents who had noticed the peculiar brown stains on their children’s teeth, the CDC says.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 12 May 2025
After an X-ray, the dentist found that Natalia still had 12 baby teeth.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Watkins said the dentist office was fully cooperating with the investigation.
—Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the dentist
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“The dentist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20dentist. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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