How to Use dentistry in a Sentence

dentistry

noun
  • This kind of do-it-yourself dentistry has become increasingly common in the United Kingdom.
    Karla Adam, Washington Post, 2 July 2024
  • The school of dentistry opened the dental clinic in 2009.
    Andrea K. McDaniels, baltimoresun.com, 26 Sep. 2017
  • 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
  • The exhibit covers the history of dentistry from the 1700s to the present.
    Staff Reports, The Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2017
  • 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
  • Goodrich does still have a valid license to practice dentistry.
    Ruth Brown, idahostatesman, 12 Jan. 2018
  • Tapping into the dark side of dentistry is Serge Luten’s Dent de Lait, a perfume meant to smell like teeth.
    Kathleen Hou, The Cut, 7 July 2017
  • 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
  • Iowa embedded its first counselor in the college of dentistry in 2014, on a part-time basis.
    Melissa Korn, WSJ, 9 July 2017
  • 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
  • The find is helping researchers rework the history of dentistry.
    Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 11 Apr. 2017
  • And there have been significant advances in 3D print methods in areas like dentistry over the past few years.
    Ana Santos Rutschman, The Conversation, 10 Jan. 2020
  • Triple-action dentistry kit with one simple motion to clean teeth; suitable for both big and little mouths.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Since the early ‘80s, dentistry for the Black community has been about more than just routine cleanings.
    India Espy-Jones, Essence, 7 Dec. 2023
  • All of the major parties mention dentistry in their manifestos.
    Karla Adam, Washington Post, 2 July 2024

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