dental surgeon

British  

noun

1. another name for dentist

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Example Sentences

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

Shirley Ogalo, a dental surgeon who is also waiting to be hired, says that graduating was a very a nice moment "but now I'm fighting".

From BBC

They needed extracting by a dental surgeon, followed by several weeks of healing and then denture fitting, he was told.

From BBC

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

They range from a group representing dental surgeons to one promoting the rights of girls.

From BBC