Definition of Doctor of Dental Surgery

1. Noun. A doctor's degree in dental surgery.

Exact synonyms: Dds
Generic synonyms: Doctor's Degree, Doctorate

Lexicographical Neighbors of Doctor Of Dental Surgery

Dobie
Dobing
Dobinson
Dobkin
Dobra
Dobrich
Dobro
Dobson
Dobsonian
Dobsonian telescope
Docetism
Dock
Doctor
Doctor of Arts
Doctor of Dental Medicine
Doctor of Dental Surgery (current term)
Doctor of Divinity
Doctor of Education
Doctor of Fine Arts
Doctor of Humane Letters
Doctor of Humanities
Doctor of Laws
Doctor of Medicine
Doctor of Music
Doctor of Musical Arts
Doctor of Optometry
Doctor of Osteopathy
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Public Health
Doctor of Science

Literary usage of Doctor of Dental Surgery

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Biographical History of Tippecanoe, White, Jasper, Newton, Benton, Warren by Lewis Publishing Co (1899)
"It was in 1892 that he seriously commenced the study of dentistry, and three years later he was graduated with the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery, ..."

2. American Journal of Dental Science by American Society of Dental Surgeons (1885)
"In America a person is at the same time Doctor of Dental Surgery and ... This pure College offers its Diplomas of Doctor of Dental Surgery for twelve ..."

3. Appleton's New Practical Cyclopedia: A New Work of Reference Based Upon the by George J Hagar (1910)
"Such degrees as Doctor of Medicine, Civil Engineer, Doctor of Dental Surgery, etc., denote the fitness of the possessor to practice his profession. ..."

4. Journal of the British Dental Association by British Dental Association (1887)
"Now it is only in America (USA) that the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) and Doctor of Dental Medicine (DDM), is given, the former since 1845—by, ..."

5. A History of Dental and Oral Science in America by James E. Dexter (1876)
"... in this specialty must be in reality (though not of necessity nominally) a doctor of general medicine before he can be truly a doctor of dental surgery; ..."

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