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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

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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.