dental surgeon
Britishnoun
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Another explorer, Martin Nweeia, a dental surgeon, discovered that a narwhal’s tusk, whose purpose was a mystery to scientists, is actually a sensory rod that helps it measure salinity, temperature and water pressure.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025
They needed extracting by a dental surgeon, followed by several weeks of healing and then denture fitting, he was told.
From BBC • Jan. 29, 2024
He was long famous for his broken, rotten teeth until receiving a full set of implants in 2015 from a dental surgeon who described the procedure as “the Everest of dentistry.”
From Washington Times • Nov. 30, 2023
Silva’s partner Nazar, 38, a dental surgeon, said the change ensures a stable legal future for the family.
From Reuters • Dec. 7, 2021
D.D.S.—I'm a dental surgeon; dental surgeon—surgeon, mind, and some other kinds of a surgeon, too.
From The Old Blood by Palmer, Frederick
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