OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 19686

dentistry

/ˈdɛntɪstɹi/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
dentistería • dentística (Americanism) • odontología
The field of medicine concerned with the study, diagnosis, and treatment of conditions of the teeth and oral cavity.
A corporation may not operate a dentistry office unless all of its stockholders are licensed to practice dentistry.
Some provision should be made for the truly suffering poor, and also for our present students of dentistry to learn something about dental surgery before commencing a profession wh…
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