dentist

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If you have periodontal disease, your dentist should be able to offer different therapies, such as LANAP, laser gum therapy, to halt the progress of the disease.

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  1. noun A person who is trained and licensed to practice dentistry.

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  1. French dentiste, from dent, tooth, from Old French, from Latin dēns, dent-; see dent- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. = French dentiste = Spanish Portuguese Italian dentista, from New Latin *dentista, from Latin den(t-)s = English tooth.
 

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/ˈdɛntɪst/
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