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dental surgeon

British  

noun

  1. another name for dentist

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Another explorer, Martin Nweeia, a dental surgeon, discovered that a narwhal’s tusk, whose purpose was a mystery to scientists, is actually a sensory rod that helps it measure salinity, temperature and water pressure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

He was long famous for his broken, rotten teeth until receiving a full set of implants in 2015 from a dental surgeon who described the procedure as “the Everest of dentistry.”

From Washington Times • Nov. 30, 2023

Ms Havrilyk said she had to leave behind her husband, a dental surgeon, in their home in central Ukraine, as he had been conscripted.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2022

Silva’s partner Nazar, 38, a dental surgeon, said the change ensures a stable legal future for the family.

From Reuters • Dec. 7, 2021

Horace Wells was born at Hartford, Connecticut, in 1815, and was educated to the profession of dental surgeon.

From Sir James Young Simpson and Chloroform (1811-1870) Masters of Medicine by Gordon, Henry Laing