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MeSH Heading: Dentistry
Tree Number(s): E06; H02.163
Unique ID: D003813
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003813
Annotation: /instrum = DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DENTAL EQUIPMENT or other specifics; /legislation & jurisprudence = LEGISLATION, DENTAL or DENTISTRY + JURISPRUDENCE or FORENSIC DENTISTRY; veterinary dentistry = DENTISTRY /‌vet + VETERINARY MEDICINE
Scope Note: The profession concerned with the teeth, oral cavity, and associated structures, and the diagnosis and treatment of their diseases including prevention and the restoration of defective and missing tissue.
See Also: Dental Equipment; Dental Instruments; Economics, Dental; Education, Dental; History of Dentistry; Legislation, Dental; Oral Medicine
Public MeSH Note: AVIATION DENTISTRY was heading 1965-79
History Note: AVIATION DENTISTRY was heading 1965-79
Entry Combination: economics:Economics, Dental; education:Education, Dental; ethics:Ethics, Dental; history:History of Dentistry; instrumentation:Dental Instruments; legislation & jurisprudence:Legislation, Dental
Date Established: 1960/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/02/28

Entry Combination: economics:Economics, Dental; education:Education, Dental; ethics:Ethics, Dental; history:History of Dentistry; instrumentation:Dental Instruments; legislation & jurisprudence:Legislation, Dental
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veterinary (VE)

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