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# dentist

«dentist» in Mova's school dictionary: **a doctor who looks after people's teeth and gums: checks…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a dentist, dentists; the dentist's — the dentist's surgery or office)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A dentist is a doctor who looks after people's teeth and gums: checks them, cleans them and fixes problems. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dentist/#m1)

2) «The dentist» or «the dentist's» also means the place where the dentist works. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dentist/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In health lessons visiting the dentist for check-ups (about every six months or as the dentist says) keeps teeth healthy; the dentist looks for holes (cavities), cleans plaque, and may fill or take out teeth. With brushing twice a day and less sugar, you visit the dentist less for problems. In stories a trip to the dentist can be a scary scene that turns out fine. Phrases: go to the dentist, dentist's appointment, check-up, filling, dental nurse.

### examples

- I go to the dentist twice a year for a check-up. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dentist/#x1)
- The dentist said my teeth were healthy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dentist/#x2)
- She has a dentist's appointment after school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dentist/#x3)
- The dentist filled a small hole in my tooth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dentist/#x4)
- Don't be scared of the dentist; it doesn't usually hurt. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dentist/#x5)
- Brush your teeth so the dentist won't find any cavities. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dentist/#x6)
- The dentist used a little mirror to look at my back teeth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dentist/#x7)
- My brother had a wobbly tooth taken out at the dentist's. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dentist/#x8)

### note

Countable: dentists. The adjective about teeth is «dental» (dental floss, dental nurse). A dentist for straightening teeth with braces is an orthodontist. «At the dentist's» (UK) = at the dentist's surgery; in the USA people say «at the dentist».

### In the corpora

- [Dentists check teeth every six months to a year to catch small problems, like holes, before they hurt.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/22-sore-backs-glasses-and-feeling-low/11/)
- [A tooth that hurts with cold or sweet things may have a hole that a dentist needs to fix.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/74-flossing-and-caring-for-teeth/11/)
- [Asking the dentist to explain what they will do and agreeing a hand signal to pause makes a visit much less scary.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/90-facing-fears/8/)
- [Jake chipped his front tooth over a football card that was not even rare, and the dentist cost his parents money.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/374-what-fights-cost-bruises-noses-and-teeth/20/)
- [Adult teeth do not grow back; a chipped tooth needs a dentist to repair it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/374-what-fights-cost-bruises-noses-and-teeth/26/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «dentist» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dentist/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.