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    DENTAL PRACTITIONER

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A person qualified to practice dentistryplay

    Synonyms:

    dental practitioner; dentist; tooth doctor

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    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("dental practitioner" is a kind of...):

    medical man; medical practitioner (someone who practices medicine)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dental practitioner"):

    dental surgeon (a dentist qualified to perform surgical procedures)

    endodontist (a dentist specializing in diseases of the dental pulp and nerve)

    exodontist (a dentist specializing in the extraction of teeth)

    orthodontist (a dentist specializing in the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth)

    pedodontist (a dentist who specializes in the care of children's teeth)

    periodontist (a dentist specializing in diseases of the gums and other structure surrounding the teeth)

    prosthodontist (a dentist who is expert in prosthodontics)

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