- (also formal dental surgeon)a person whose job is to take care of people’s teeth
- to see/visit/consult your dentist
- the dentist's chair/drill
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- qualified
- registered
- …
- recommend
- register with
- appointment
- office
- chair
- …
- a dentist’s appointment
- a/the dentist’s office
- a/the dentist’s chair
- …
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- often dentist’sa place where a dentist sees patients(plural dentists)
- I hate going to the dentist.
- an appointment at the dentist’s
- She couldn’t get treatment because she wasn’t registered with the dentist.
More Like This Shops, etc. with apostrophesShops, etc. with apostrophesOxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- qualified
- registered
- …
- recommend
- register with
- appointment
- office
- chair
- …
- a dentist’s appointment
- a/the dentist’s office
- a/the dentist’s chair
- …
Word Originmid 18th cent.: from French dentiste, from dent ‘tooth’, from Latin dens, dent-.
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