How to Use dentistry in a Sentence

dentistry

noun
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  • Goodrich does still have a valid license to practice dentistry.
    — Ruth Brown, idahostatesman, 12 Jan. 2018
  • During the term of his probation, he will not be permitted to practice dentistry.
    — David Owens, courant.com, 2 Feb. 2018
  • Kavanagh and Rich are earnest social scientists with a long list of policy dentistry to combat truth decay.
    — George Will, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Jan. 2018
  • Goodrich is still licensed to practice dentistry, according to the Idaho Board of Dentistry.
    — Ruth Brown, idahostatesman, 20 Oct. 2017
  • The incident was a first in Dr. Camenzuli's 17-year career in dentistry.
    — Maria Clark, NOLA.com, 22 Jan. 2018
  • Gold has long been used in a wide variety of industries – from dentistry and medical fields to digital technology and even in the coatings of space crafts.
    — Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle, 26 Apr. 2018
  • Dentist offices aren't required by the state board of dentistry in Louisiana to have AEDs.
    — Maria Clark, NOLA.com, 22 Jan. 2018
  • Tran and his team offer a wide variety of dental services for all ages, including general, cosmetic, restorative and implant dentistry.
    — Emily Sorensen, Pomerado News, 24 Jan. 2018
  • More than 382 students received professional degrees in law, medicine, pharmacy and dentistry.
    — Angela Helm, The Root, 13 May 2018
  • He was advised by a friend and mentor to look into the field of dentistry.
    — sun-sentinel.com, 30 Aug. 2019
  • This wouldn’t be the first time a pandemic has changed dentistry.
    — Maya Wei-Haas, National Geographic, 8 Sep. 2020
  • Of course, the very best thing about Ypsilanti is the world-class dentistry.
    — Seija Rankin, EW.com, 1 June 2020
  • Just make sure to give your guests a heads up to avoid emergency dentistry.
    — Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine, 10 Dec. 2021
  • The tie between toothpaste and dentistry goes back decades.
    — Sharon Terlep, WSJ, 22 Aug. 2018
  • In the series, Chuck Loving exits the band to study dentistry as the rest head to Los Angeles in search of a big break.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 3 Mar. 2023
  • But Hanssen, who did go to dentistry school, wanted to be in law enforcement.
    — Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 5 June 2023
  • All of this is to say that bad, missing and aching teeth were simply a fact of life in the centuries before modern dentistry.
    — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 19 Oct. 2019
  • Siemens sold its dentistry-equipment arm to Permira, a British firm, in 1997.
    — The Economist, 9 Aug. 2019
  • In the entire history of dentistry, from caveman days to now, who has ever said no to more painkiller?
    — Mike Salmon, chicagotribune.com, 5 Sep. 2019
  • In short: Cosmetic dentistry shouldn’t be considered a balm for bad habits, but rather a bonus for good ones.
    — Monica Corcoran Harel, Marie Claire, 31 Oct. 2019
  • In Europe during the Middle Ages, dentistry fell under the purview of barbers.
    — Amanda Foreman, WSJ, 3 Nov. 2022
  • But dentistry care aside, there were also a good handful of fans who were simply stunned to hear that Al and Lenny were related in the first place.
    — Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 10 Apr. 2022
  • Some ponder that this is an early example of the split between medicine and dentistry.
    — Ato Kasymov, Forbes, 17 May 2022
  • He was sentenced to up to four years and six months in Sing Sing prison and lost his dentistry license, leading Florence to change her name and that of her children.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 8 Nov. 2019
  • Anyway, none of this will stop me from taking those dentistry courses at the adult learning annex.
    — Gary Gramling, SI.com, 15 Sep. 2019
  • But back when ancient herders were making their first forays into horse dentistry, bits were still made of leather.
    — Lizzie Wade, Science | AAAS, 2 July 2018
  • Records show that his dentistry license was suspended in June 2017.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 6 Dec. 2019
  • The group concluded that the sawn tooth was an early, if inefficient, form of dentistry.
    — Lizzie Wade, Science | AAAS, 2 July 2018
  • Historically, dentistry and medicine have operated as parallel fields: Dentists take care of the mouth, physicians the rest of the body.
    — Lola Butcher, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2024
  • The technology has been around since the 1950’s, but the diamonds produced were mostly used in industries like stone cutting, mining and dentistry tools.
    — Isabella O'Malley, Quartz, 13 Feb. 2024

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