Difference between Dentist and Odontologist

What is the difference between Dentist and Odontologist?

Dentist as a noun is a medical doctor who specializes in dentistry while Odontologist as a noun is one who studies teeth.

Dentist

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A medical doctor who specializes in dentistry

Odontologist

Part of speech: noun

Definition: One who studies teeth.

We hope you now know whether to use Dentist or Odontologist in your sentence.

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