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# dentist

noun (a dentist, dentists; the dentist's — the dentist's surgery or office)

«dentist» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A dentist is a doctor who looks after people's teeth and gums: checks them, cleans them and fixes problems. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dentist/#m1)
2. «The dentist» or «the dentist's» also means the place where the dentist works. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dentist/#m2)

### In the lessons

In health lessons visiting the dentist for check-ups (about every six months or as the dentist says) keeps teeth healthy; the dentist looks for holes (cavities), cleans plaque, and may fill or take out teeth. With brushing twice a day and less sugar, you visit the dentist less for problems. In stories a trip to the dentist can be a scary scene that turns out fine. Phrases: go to the dentist, dentist's appointment, check-up, filling, dental nurse.

### Examples

- I go to the dentist twice a year for a check-up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dentist/#x1)
- The dentist said my teeth were healthy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dentist/#x2)
- She has a dentist's appointment after school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dentist/#x3)
- The dentist filled a small hole in my tooth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dentist/#x4)
- Don't be scared of the dentist; it doesn't usually hurt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dentist/#x5)
- Brush your teeth so the dentist won't find any cavities. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dentist/#x6)
- The dentist used a little mirror to look at my back teeth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dentist/#x7)
- My brother had a wobbly tooth taken out at the dentist's. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dentist/#x8)

### Note

Countable: dentists. The adjective about teeth is «dental» (dental floss, dental nurse). A dentist for straightening teeth with braces is an orthodontist. «At the dentist's» (UK) = at the dentist's surgery; in the USA people say «at the dentist».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dentist» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dentist/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dentist» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dentist.html) on Mova free.