DDS
1 Americanabbreviation
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Doctor of Dental Science.
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Doctor of Dental Surgery.
abbreviation
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Dewey Decimal System
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Doctor of Dental Surgery
Etymology
Origin of DDS
d(iamino)d(iphenyl) s(ulfone)
Example Sentences
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A date with Mustafa falls through the cracks when Mary works late, and when she springs to organize Leo’s vinyl collection according to the DDS just before a big gig, he freaks out.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2025
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
The DDS may, in fact, have an adequate transition plan; it may be able to offer the same level of services as the Georgetown program; and no one may get hurt.
From Washington Post • Jul. 26, 2019
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 Steele, Guy L.
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