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Was siting on the bus home yesterday and saw an accident that had taken place outside a dentist.
The cars were very dented and it go to me thinking that a dentist should be someone who dents things not someone who fixes teeth.
Then I began to wonder why they are called dentists ??
Thoughts ?
hmmm and dentures....must be something here...
Lets ask Doc Holliday...one of the worlds most formost dentists
Doc called me from Colorado and said
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Dentist comes from the Latin word "dens" meaning "tooth."
Now we know
Yes I thought of dentures and then started thinking dental work, but then that was it.
Why dental work and not tooth work ?
EDIT
You posted too quick for me.
If a dentist is someone who dents things and should be called a 'tooth doctor', then what about a urologist? :)
A tiny doctor.
Tiny in lieu of a scottish term meaning small.