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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of DDS

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


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"Without a doubt, white teeth are perceived as more attractive," says Jordan Weber, DDS, a general dentist in rural Kansas.

From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2023

Pin Ha and Yulong Zhang, and associate professor Jin Hee Kwak, DDS, are co-first authors and contributed equally to this project.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2023

DDS is committed to exploring “additional strategies to reduce inequities” within the system, it said.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2022

Documents left behind by the DDS highlight the extent to which Habre oversaw its day-to-day operations.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 24, 2021

Originally, as opposed to a DEC microtape; nowadays, as opposed to modern QIC and DDS tapes.

From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Guy L. Steele

"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 ● Nov. 2, 2023

“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 ● Jul. 6, 2018

It was the first serious inquiry by Philippine authorities into the D.D.S.

From The New Yorker ● Nov. 13, 2016

So I went to N.Y.U. and got a D.D.S. degree.

From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2011

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

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

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