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dental medicine

dental medicine

1 3.5
The medical care and treatment of teeth and gums
  • noun
  • /ˈdɛntəl ˈmɛdɪsɪn/
  • Specialized
translation icon : medicina dental
  • The students at the School of dental medicine learn about the anatomy of teeth and oral health.

Examples

  • After graduation, he began his career in dental medicine focusing on treating patients with gum disease.

  • In addition, he worked as a doctor of dental medicine at Jordanian MOH-Irbid, Jordan.

    Academic text (2018)

  • The Dean of the School of Dental Medicine stay risen.

  • The Dean of the School of Dental Medicine, Just Dean Bruce Donoff.

  • She pursued a degree in dental medicine to become a dentist and help people with their oral health.

Synonyms

dentistry
vsdental medicine
  • Specialized
18 3.0

The care and treatment of teeth and gums

focuses on teeth anatomy and diseases rather than gum care or treatment
odontology
vsdental medicine
  • Specialized
1 8.6

The study of teeth, how they grow and get sick

is the clinical medical branch rather than purely scientific study

How Specialized

dental surgery
  • Specialized
2 3.8
dental medicine
  • Specialized
1 3.5
medicine
  • Specialized
873 2.8

Surface Forms

dental medicine singular
dental medicines plural

Morphology

dental + medicine

The meaning 'branch of medicine concerned with the teeth' is directly and compositionally derived from 'dental' (pertaining to teeth) plus 'medicine' (the medical field). This follows a transparent noun-noun compound pattern common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Dental medicine combines dental, which is about the teeth, and medicine, which means care and treatment. It comes from the simple idea of 'caring for teeth', so it means the branch of medicine that studies and treats teeth and gums.