dental school

noun

: a school where people are trained to be dentists

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She's lived in Central Appalachia all her life, except during dental school. — Stephanie Kuzydym, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Apr. 2025 Djena recalled seeing a dentist just once, when Mohamed took her to a dental school to deal with an abscessed tooth. — Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, New Yorker, 18 May 2026 Marquette's dental school offers significant scholarships, which isn't the case at every other dental school. — Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 14 Aug. 2025 Pamela Cascardo, Andrés’ then-fiancée, was finishing dental school in Medellín, which was a factor in his decision to return. — Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for dental school

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“Dental school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dental%20school. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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