dental practice
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Definition
- Noun:
- The professional work or business of a dentist: This refers to the activity, occupation, or establishment where a dentist provides oral healthcare services.
- The exercise of the profession of dentistry: This encompasses the application of skills, knowledge, and procedures related to dental care.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- She joined a large dental practice in the city center after graduating.
- Running a successful dental practice requires both clinical skill and business acumen.
- The new regulations will affect how we manage our dental practice.
Advanced Usage
- "to set up/establish a dental practice": To start one's own business as a dentist.
- After years of working for others, he decided to set up his own dental practice.
- "a family/general/specialist dental practice": Describing the type or focus of the dental business.
- This is a specialist dental practice focusing on orthodontics.
Variants and Related Words
- Dentistry (n): The profession or science of oral health and care.
- He studied dentistry for five years.
- Dental clinic (n): A place where dental treatment is given, often similar to a practice but can imply a specific setting (e.g., within a hospital).
- Dental office (n): Commonly used synonym in American English for a dentist's place of work.
Synonyms
- Dentist's office: The premises where a dentist works.
- Dental surgery: (Common in British English) The place or practice of a dentist.
Related Phrases
- Practice management: The business administration of running a dental practice.
- She took a course in practice management.
- Private practice: A practice owned and run by the dentist(s), not part of a public health system.
- He works in a private practice.
Notes on Meaning
The term "dental practice" specifically refers to the professional entity or activity. It is not used to describe the act of practicing a dental procedure (e.g., "the dental practice of flossing" is incorrect; use "the practice of flossing" instead). It is a compound noun where "dental" functions as an adjective modifying the core noun "practice."
Noun
- the practice of dentistry