DDS

¹ American  

Pharmacology.

1. dapsone.

---

D.D.S. ² American  

abbreviation

1. Doctor of Dental Science.

2. Doctor of Dental Surgery.

---

DDS British  

abbreviation

1. Dewey Decimal System

2. Doctor of Dental Surgery

---

Etymology

Origin of DDS

d(iamino)d(iphenyl) s(ulfone)

Example Sentences

"We know from research that dental pain in most patients can be controlled with non-opioid medications, avoiding the risks of opioids," said co-author Romesh Nalliah, D.D.S.,

From Science Daily

And a Dr. H. Springfield, D.D.S., who suggested I visit at my earliest convenience.

From Literature

“Cultivated by both our director and deputy director, the toxic environment within D.D.S. has bubbled over,” read the email, which was also sent to reporters.

From New York Times

“Socially and in the workplace, bad breath is a really bad thing, like body odor,” says halitosis expert Steven Fox, D.D.S., of Fox Fresh Breath Dental.

From Slate

Matthew’s day program, funded by our local school district, had offered vocational training; on his twenty-second birthday, his funding source would shift from the district level to the state level, and if he did not qualify for the highest tier of D.D.S. funding—which offers residential care to severely disabled adults who both “require physical assistance” for at least three “Activities of Daily Living” and “present behavioral challenges”—he would need to find a job.

From The New Yorker