dentistryn.
/ˈdɛntɪstri/ The profession or practice of a dentist.
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dental surgery1826
dentology1835
dentistry1838
gum-digging1932
1838 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 5 197 Dentistry, as we find it called, is growing into a profession.
1886 Act 49 & 50 Vict. c. 48 §26 Rights..to practise dentistry or dental surgery in any part of Her Majesty's dominions.
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