Doctor of Dental Surgery
- noun
- /ˈdɒktər əv ˈdɛntəl ˈsɜrdʒəri/
- Specialized
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Doctor en Cirugía Dental
- She proudly displayed her Doctor of Dental Surgery diploma on her office wall.
Examples
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After receiving his Doctor of Dental Surgery, he opened his own dental clinic.
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Applicants must hold a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree to qualify for the specialist program.
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She received her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree last year.
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Many Doctors of Dental Surgery work in private practice.
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After receiving his Doctor of Dental Surgery, he opened his own dental clinic.
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Applicants must hold a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree to qualify for the specialist program.
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She proudly displayed her Doctor of Dental Surgery diploma on her office wall.
Synonyms
2
6.5
A university degree that allows someone to work as a dentist
1
5.3
A university degree given to dentists after dental school
A university degree that lets someone work as a dentist
How Advanced
- Specialized
61
3.3
34
2.7
307
2.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
doctor + of + dental + surgery
All constituent parts ('doctor', 'dental', 'surgery') transparently point to a medical professional or qualification related to surgical treatment of teeth; the function word 'of' signals the specialization. The noun phrase follows the common 'Doctor of X' pattern (degree or specialist in X) which a B1 learner who knows the component words can readily interpret as a degree/title for a dentist.
Etymology
Doctor of Dental Surgery literally names a doctor who works on 'teeth'. Doctor means a trained or learned person, Dental refers to 'teeth', and Surgery means an 'operation', so the title shows the person is qualified to perform dental operations.