How to Use dentist in a Sentence

dentist

noun
  • I saw her at the dentist last week.
  • He goes to the dentist's for a check-up every six months.
  • Why don't dentists like oil pulling?
    — Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • What kind of award does the world's top dentist get?
    — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 2 May 2026
  • And please, don’t skip the floss — a dentist can tell!
    — Andrea Kane, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Tongue scrapers are a great way to clean the mouth, dentists say.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Some might think that this isn’t a dentist’s business.
    — Divya Upadhyay, STAT, 25 Feb. 2026
  • When the prison dentist tried to replace it, the whole tooth broke off.
    — NBC News, 22 July 2021
  • Any good dentist would tell you that oral health starts with brushing teeth.
    — Popular Science, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Klein, a dentist, went back to work in three weeks, using a cane.
    — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Does the White House have a dentist?
    — Mike Stunson, USA Today, 15 May 2026
  • Be the funnel guy for dentists.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
  • Kris gave me my doctor, my dentist, my kids’s school, the full lot.
    — ELLE, 1 Apr. 2022
  • Some dentists will use a crown once 50% of a tooth is gone or filled.
    — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026
  • In one case, a wallet was cut from the trousers of a dentist killed in the blast.
    — Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Still, with the prospect of the drill looming large, who wants to go to the dentist?
    — Didi Gluck, Town & Country, 16 Sep. 2021
  • All that’s left is the pool, which his father, a dentist, has since cleaned out.
    — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Later that night, Clark went to see a dentist.
    — Tim Rohan, NBC news, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Her own dentist was reluctant to talk to her about it.
    — Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Went to the dentist but found out my cleaning wasn’t covered.
    — Amy Wagner and Steve Sprovach, The Enquirer, 8 Sep. 2022
  • Talk to a dentist about what teeth-whitening products are safe and how to use them.
    — Claire Gillespie, Health, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Evil dentists and ketamine queens lurk in the shadows, ready to jump-scare you.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Who doesn’t want to ace their next dentist appointment or at least not leave in tears?
    — Elizabeth Djinis, SELF, 11 July 2022
  • Skip these items until your dentist gives you clearance.
    — Lindsay Curtis, Health, 25 Oct. 2025
  • And lord help the poor dentist who’s tasked with poking around her mouth with a metal spike.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Schedule a first dentist visit around age one.
    — Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Popular Science, 11 Mar. 2026
  • His throat was burned by the stomach acids, and a dentist told him his teeth were ruined.
    — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
  • The man decided to walk home, while the woman went to see the dentist.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 17 June 2020
  • After Noori set up one man with a dentist, the man placed his hand over his heart and bowed.
    — Alexander Thompson, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Jan. 2023
  • The gorgeous cosmetic dentist is so much more than meets the eye.
    — Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025

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