dentist

Definition

  • noun: a person whose job is to care for people's teeth
  • noun: one who is skilled in and licensed to practice the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases, injuries, and malformations of the teeth, jaws, and mouth and who makes and inserts false teeth

Examples

  • I have an appointment with my 'dentist' today. = I have a 'dentist' appointment today.

  • He goes to 'the dentist's' for a check-up every six months.

  • I saw her at 'the dentist' last week.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Some bruising. Pretty standard. Do you mind if I take a look. I'm actually a doctor. You said that several times last night. But, really, you're just a dentist. Okay, this is interesting. Your blood work came in this morning. They found a large amount of Roophyllin in your system. (..)
    2009 The Hangover
  • (..) Hi, welcome to Caesar's./ Hi. Checking in?/ Yeah. We have a reservation under Dr. Price./ Okay, let me look that up for you. Dr. Price? Stu, you're a dentist. And don't try and get fancy. It's not fancy if it's true./ He's a dentist. Don't get too excited. And if someone has a heart attack, (..)
    2009 The Hangover