dental surgeon

English

Noun

dental surgeon (plural dental surgeons)

1. A dental specialist who performs the diagnosis and surgical treatment of diseases, injuries, and defects in the head, neck, face, jaws, and the hard and soft tissues of the oral and maxillofacial region.

See also

• oral surgeon
• surgeon-dentist (historical)

Further reading

• “dental surgeon”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “dental surgeon”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “dental surgeon” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
• “dental surgeon”, in Oxford Learner's Dictionaries