dental /ˈdentl/ adj. 1. 牙齿的，牙科的：dental surgery 口腔外科；dental health牙齿健康；a dental surgeon牙医生 2.（语）齿音的：dental consonants齿音字母

 

dentist /ˈdentist/ n. ［c］牙科医生：Our dentist does not hurt when he pulls out teeth. 我们的牙医拔牙不痛。I have got toothache, so I must go to a dentist.我牙疼，必须去看牙医。