Dental Abbreviations
A nice smile is a great communication tool in the modern world. If you want to get people to like you more, you should smile more. In different situations smiles can demonstrate your affection, consent, happiness and many other positive emotions. To maintain a beautiful smile you need to take a good care of dental hygiene and regularly visit your dentist for checkups. However scary dentists may seem to you, avoiding them is a bad habit as you may run into serious dental problems in the future which will cost you a small fortune.
Dentistry is a whole separate field of medicine with its own lingo, abbreviations and terminology. If you take a look at a conclusion that dentists write after checkups, you will find it full of different abbreviations. These conclusions are then read by other doctors and nurses, so universality of dental terminology is crucial for proper functioning of the dental industry. Misunderstanding of abbreviations can lead to serious harm being done to patients. This list includes the most common dental abbreviations which are encountered in dentistry. If you are a dentist, a nurse or a dental student, you must know abbreviations on this list by heart to avoid expensive errors in the future.
Look through 585 acronyms and abbreviations related to Dental:
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AADA |
Alliance of the American Dental Association |
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aadb |
American Association of Dental Boards |
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AADC |
American Association of Dental Consultants |
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AADOM |
American Association of Dental Office Managers |
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ACDAS |
Abeer Cognitive Dental Anxiety Scale |
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ADA |
American Dental Association |
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ADAF |
American Dental Association Foundation |
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ADAF |
Australian Dental Association's Foundation |
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ADEE |
Association for Dental Education in Europe |
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ADM |
Acellular dental material |
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adpa |
Australian Dental Prosthetists Association |
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ADSM |
Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine |
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ADV |
Advance |
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anes |
anesthetic |
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ANT |
Anterior |
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approx |
Approximate |
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APPT |
Appointment |
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ASA |
A Standard Aspirin |
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ASA |
Aspirin Sensitive Asthma |
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ASAP |
As Soon As Possible (pronounced AY-sap) |
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ASDA |
american students dental association |
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b |
Buccal |
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BADN |
British Association of Dental Nurses |
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BADT |
British Association of Dental Therapists |
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BAOMS |
British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons |
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BChD |
Bachelor of Dental Surgery |
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BDA |
British Dental Association |
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BDDS |
Birmingham District Dental Society |
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BDentS |
Bachelor of Dental Surgery |
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BDHF |
British Dental Health Foundation |
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BDJ |
British Dental Journal |
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BDMS |
Birner Dental Management Services, Inc. |
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BDP |
Basic Dental Principles |
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BDPMA |
British Dental Practice Managers' Association |
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BDS |
Bachelor of Dental Surgery |
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BID |
Twice A Day |
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BILAT |
Bilateral |
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BONJ |
Bisphosphonate Osteonecrosis of the Jaw |
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BP |
Blood Pressure |
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BSDH |
Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene |
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BSDHT |
British Society of Dental Hygiene and Therapy |
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BSDM |
Biological Sciences in Dental Medicine |
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BSGDS |
British Society of General Dental Surgery |
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BW |
Bitewing radiographs |
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BWX |
Bitewing radiographs |
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c |
with (usually written with a bar on top of the "c") |
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C/C |
(Complete/complete) maxillary denture over mandibular denture |
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C/P |
Complete maxillary denture and mandibular partial denture |
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CADP |
California Association of Dental Plans |
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CAL |
Clinical attachment level |
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CAU |
Caucasian |
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CBJ |
Cantilever Bite Jumper |
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CC |
Cubic Centimeter |
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CC |
Chief Complaint |
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CDA |
Colorado Dental Association |
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CDA |
California Dental Association |
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CDO |
Chief Dental Officer |
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CDPH |
Consultant in Dental Public Health |
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CDR |
Computed Dental Radiography |
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CDS |
Chicago Dental Society |
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CDTA |
Clinical Dental Technicians Association |
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CHD |
congestive heart disease |
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CHF |
Congestive Heart Failure |
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CHX |
chlorhexidine |
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CIDH |
Canadian Institute of Dental Hygiene |
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CIDS |
Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences |
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CMDS |
Core Minimum Data Sets |
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CME |
Continuing Medical Education |
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CMO |
Chief Medical Officer |
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CNS |
Central Nervous System |
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COCET |
Committee on Continuing Education and Training |
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CODE |
Confederation of Dental Employees |
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COPD |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
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COPDenD |
Conference of Postgraduate Dental Deans |
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COPMED |
Committee of Postgraduate Medical Deans |
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COSHH |
Control Of Substances Hazardous To Health (UK) |
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CP |
Cerebal palsy |
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CPD |
Continuous Professional Development |
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CPE |
Continuing Professional Educational |
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CPR |
Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation |
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CRDC |
Central Research and Development Committee |
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CRE |
Commission for Racial Equality |
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CSA |
Central Services Agency |
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CSASHS |
Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service |
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CSO |
Contract Standing Order |
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cst |
Certificate of Specialist Training |
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CV |
Curriculum Vitae |
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CVA |
Cerebrovascular Accident |
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CVCP |
Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals |
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CVT |
Committee on Vocational Training for England & Wales |
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CVT (NI) |
Committee on Vocational Training for Northern Ireland |
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CVT(NI) |
Committee on Vocational Training for Northern Ireland |
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d |
Distal |
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DA |
Dental Assistant |
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DA |
Dental Alergies |
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DAGMETS |
Dental Advisory Group on Medicine, Education, Training & Staffing |
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DAT |
Dental Admissions Testing |
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DATS |
Dental Assistant Training Schools |
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DBC |
Dental Board of California |
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DBP |
Dental Benefit Providers |
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dc |
discontinue |
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DCNA |
Dental Clinics of North America (journal; Elsevier, Inc.) |
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DDA |
Defence Dental Agency |
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DDNJ |
Delta Dental of New Jersey |
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DDO |
District Dental Officer |
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DDPH |
Diploma in Dental Public Health |
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DDRB |
Doctors' and Dentists' Review Body |
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DDSC |
Doctor of Dental Science |
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DDU |
Dental Defence Union |
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DEC |
Dental Education Clinic |
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DFCT |
Dental Faculty Consortium of Thailand |
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DfEE |
Department for Education & Employment |
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DGDP |
Diploma in General Dental Practice |
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DGH |
District General Hospital |
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DH |
Dental Hygiene |
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DH |
Department of Health |
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DHA |
Dental Health Alliance |
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DLA |
Dental Laboratories Association |
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DMFT(S) |
Decayed, Missing or Filled Permanent Teeth |
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DMO |
Dental Maintance Organization |
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DMSOs |
Dental Management Service Organizations |
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DNA |
Did Not Attend |
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do |
Dental Officer |
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DOB |
Date Of Birth |
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DOCS |
Dental Organization For Conscious Sedation |
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DOEP |
Dental Oncology Education Program |
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DOrth |
Diploma in Orthodontics |
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DOSA |
Dental Organization for Sleep Apnea |
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DPA |
Dental Practice Advisor |
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DPB |
Dental Practice Board (UK) |
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DPDH |
Director of Public Dental Health |
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DPDS |
Diploma in Postgraduate Dental Studies |
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dpes |
Dental Procedure Education System |
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DPF |
Dental Practitioners' Formulary |
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DPMS |
Dental Practice Management Services |
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DPN |
Dental Practice Network |
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DPRR |
Dental Patient Rights and Responsibilities |
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DRC |
Day-Release Course |
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DRO |
Dental Reference Officer |
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DRS |
Dental Reference Service |
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DRSG |
Dental Rates Study Group |
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DSA |
Dental Surgery Assistant |
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DSC |
Dental Schools Council |
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DSM |
Dental Services Manager |
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DTA |
Dental Trade Alliance |
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DTA |
Dental Technicians Association |
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DTP |
The Dental Trading Post |
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DTRD |
Dental and Trauma Research Detachment |
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DTSS |
Dental Treatment Services Scheme |
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DVTA |
Dental Vocational Training Authority |
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DVTA Panel |
Dental Vocational Training Adjudication Panel |
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DX |
Diagnosis |
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e-learning |
electronic learning |
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e.g. |
Exempli Gratia (for example) |
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EA |
Each (as in a unit of measurement - one each) |
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EBM |
d'Evidence Based Medicine |
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EBV |
Epstein-Barr virus |
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EC |
European Community |
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EC |
European Commission |
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ECG |
Electrocardiogram |
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Echo |
Echocardiogram |
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EDI |
Electronic Data Interchange |
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EDI |
Eastman Dental Institute |
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EDM |
Effective Dental Management |
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EDP |
Dental Plan |
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EEA |
European Economic Area |
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EEC |
European Economic Community (predecessor of the European Union|EU) |
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efda |
Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary |
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EFDA |
Expanded Function Dental Assistant |
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EFTA |
European Free Trade Association (Geneva) |
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EIE |
Extraoral intraoral examination |
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EKG |
Electrocardiograph (Instrument) |
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el |
Executive Letter |
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EMER |
Emergency |
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Endo |
endodontics |
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EPDH |
Expanded Practice Dental Hygienist |
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ER |
Emergency Room |
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EU |
European Union (1994; formerly referred to as the EEC or EC) |
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EVAL |
evaluation |
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Ex |
Examination |
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ext |
Extract |
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F/T |
Full Time |
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FDA |
Florida Dental Association |
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fdh |
First Dental Home |
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FDS |
Faculty of Dental Surgery |
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FDS |
Fellow in Dental Surgery |
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fen-phen |
Fenfluramine and Phentermine |
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FFGDP |
Fellow of the Faculty of General Dental Practitioners |
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FFGDP(UK) |
Fellow of the Faculty of General Dental Practitioners |
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FGDP |
Faculty of General Dental Practitioners |
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FGDP(UK) |
Faculty of General Dental Practitioners |
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FHS |
Family Health Services |
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FHSA |
Family Heath Services Authority |
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Fl |
Fluoride |
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Fl2 |
Fluoride |
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FMR |
Full mouth radiographs |
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FMR |
Functions and Manpower Review |
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FMS |
Full mouth radiographs |
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FMX |
Full mouth radiographs |
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FPD |
Fixed prosthodontics |
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FREQ |
Frequency |
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FSD |
for The Swedish Dental |
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FT |
Full-Time |
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FTE |
Full Time Equivalent |
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FTTA |
Fixed Term Training Appointment |
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FX |
Fracture |
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GA |
general anaesthetic |
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GCDP |
Gorse Covert Dental Practice |
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GDA |
Georgia Dental Association |
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GDC |
General Dental Council (UK) |
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GDP |
Gross Domestic Product |
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GDP |
general dental practice |
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GDPA |
General Dental Practitioners Association |
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GDPC |
General Dental Practice Committee |
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GDS |
General Dental Services |
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GDSC |
General Dental Services Committee |
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Gen |
General Motors |
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GHDS |
Greater Houston Dental Society |
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GI |
Gastrointestinal |
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ging |
Gingivitis, gingiva |
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GIS |
Government Information Service |
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GMC |
General Medical Council (UK) |
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GMP |
General Medical Practitioner |
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GMS |
General medical services medical services provided by GPs (UK) |
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GMSC |
General Medical Services Committee |
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GP |
General Practitioner |
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GPFH |
General Practitioner Fund Holder |
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GPT |
General Professional Training |
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GSDM |
Goldman School of Dental Medicine |
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H2O |
Water (vapor) |
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H2O2 |
Hydrogen Peroxide |
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HA |
Health Authority |
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HADS |
Hellenic American Dental Society, Inc. |
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HAV |
Hepatitis A Virus |
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HB |
Health Board |
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HBP |
High Blood Pressure |
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HBV |
anti-hepatitis B virus |
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HBV |
hepatitis B virus |
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HC |
Health Circular |
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HCV |
hepatitis C virus |
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HCV |
anti-Hepatitis C Virus |
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HDA |
Hawaii Dental Association |
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HDA |
Holistic Dental Association |
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HDA |
Hispanic Dental Association |
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HDCH |
Hitkarini Dental College and Hospital |
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HDS |
Hawaii Dental Service |
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HDS |
Hospital Dental Services |
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HEFCE |
Higher Education Funding Council for England |
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HEFCS |
Higher Education Funding Council for Scotland |
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HEFCW |
Higher Education Funding Council for Wales |
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HIV |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus I |
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HMSO |
Her Majesty's Stationery Office |
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HN |
Health Notice |
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HO |
House Officer |
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HR |
Hour |
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HS |
At bedtime |
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HSE |
Health and Safety Executive |
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HSL |
Health Services Letter |
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HSWA |
Health and Safety at Work Act |
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HTTP |
Hypertext Transfer Protocol |
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HX |
History |
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IADA |
Iranian American Dental Association |
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IADR |
International Association of Dental Research |
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IADS |
International Association of Dental Students |
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ICT |
Information and Communications Technology |
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IDA |
Indiana Dental Association |
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IDDM |
Insulin Dependant Diabetes Mellitus |
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IDEP |
Idaho Dental Education Program |
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IDHA |
Illinois Dental Hygienists' Association |
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IDHA |
Idaho Dental Hygienists' Association |
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IDHA |
Irish Dental Hygienists Association |
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IDST |
Institute of Dental Studies and Technologies |
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IM |
Intramuscular |
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IM&T |
Information Management and Technology |
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IMDC |
Islamabad Medical and Dental College |
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IMP |
Impression |
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IMPT |
Institute of Maxillofacial Prosthetists and Technicians |
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inc |
Incisal, incisive, incise |
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Inf |
Inferior |
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IOPA |
Intraoral Periapical |
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IOS |
Item of Service |
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IPC |
Independent Practice Committee |
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IPGs |
Independent Practice Groups |
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IRREG |
Irregular |
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Irrig |
Irrigation |
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ISDA |
Idaho State Dental Association |
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IT |
Information Technology |
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IV |
Intravenous |
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JCC |
Joint Consultative Committee |
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JCC |
Joint Consultant Committee |
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JCHTD |
Joint Committee for Higher Training in Dentistry |
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JCPTGP |
Joint Committee for Postgraduate Training in General Practice |
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JCSTD |
Joint Committee for Specialist Training in Dentistry |
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JDH |
Journal of Dental Hygiene |
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JDR |
Journal of Dental Research |
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JPAC |
Joint Planning Advisory Committee |
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JRDS |
Journal of Research in Dental Sciences |
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KDAA |
Kentucky Dental Assistants Association |
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KHDC |
Kent House Dental Clinic |
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KITS |
Keeping in Touch Scheme |
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l |
Lingual |
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LA |
Lower anterior |
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LAP |
Localized aggressive periodontitis |
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LAPRAP |
Local Audit & Peer Review Assessment Panel |
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LAS |
Locum Appointment – Service |
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LAT |
Locum Appointment Training |
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LDA |
Louisiana Dental Association |
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LDC |
Local Dental Committee |
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LDS |
Licentiate in Dental Surgery |
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LIG |
London Implementation Group |
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Ling |
Linguistics |
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LIZ |
London Initiative Zone |
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LL |
Lower left quadrant |
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LMC |
Local Medical Committee |
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LMWAGs |
Local Medical Workforce Advisory Groups |
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LOC |
Local |
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LR |
Lower Right |
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M |
Mesial |
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MADEL |
Medical and Dental Education Levy |
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mand |
mandibular |
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MARG |
Marginal |
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MAX |
Maximum |
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MCCD |
Membership in Clinical Community Dentistry |
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MChD |
Master of Dental Surgery |
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MDA |
Michigan Dental Association |
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MDA |
Minnesota Dental Association |
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MDAC |
Maryland Dental Action Coalition |
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MDAF |
Mississippi Dental Association Foundation |
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MDAF |
Missouri Dental Association Foundation |
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MDAP |
Medical and Dental Application Program |
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MDAS |
Modified Dental Anxiety Scale |
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MDCN |
Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria |
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MDDS |
Metro Denver Dental Society |
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MDDS |
Minneapolis District Dental Society |
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MDDUS |
Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland |
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MDentSci |
Master of Dental Science |
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MDPB |
Medical and Dental Professions Board |
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MDS |
Minimum Data Set |
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MDS |
Master of Dental Sciences |
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MDS |
Master of Dental Surgery |
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MDS |
Massachusetts Dental Society |
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MDSG |
Medical Dental Student Government |
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MDU |
Medical Defence Union |
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Meds |
Medication |
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MFDS |
Member of the Faculty of Dental Surgery |
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MFGDP |
Member of the Faculty of General Dental Practitioners |
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MFGDP(UK) |
Member of the Faculty of General Dental Practitioners (UK) |
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MGDS |
Membership in General Dental Surgery |
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MHx |
Medical history |
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MI |
Myocardial Infarction |
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MIA |
Medical Insurance Agency Ltd |
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mm |
Millimeter |
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mo |
Month Old |
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MO |
Mesiocclusal |
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MOD |
Mesio-occlusodistal |
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MOD |
Ministry Of Defence (United Kingdom) And Various Other Countries |
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MOD |
Modified |
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MOrth |
Membership in Orthodontics |
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MPS |
Medical Protection Society |
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MRC |
Medical Research Council |
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MRI |
Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
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MSA |
middle superior alveolar |
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MVP |
Mitral Valve Prolapse |
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N/A |
Not Applicable |
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N2O |
nitrous oxide (anesthetic) |
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NA |
Not Applicable |
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NAC |
National Advice Centre for Postgraduate Dental Education |
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NADP |
National Association of Dental Plans |
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NAHAT |
National Association of Health Authorities & Trusts |
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NCAS |
National Clinical Assessment Service |
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NCCPED |
National Centre for Continuing Postgraduate Education in Dentistry |
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NCDHM |
National Children's Dental Health Month |
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NDA |
National Dental Association |
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NDA |
Nebraska Dental Association |
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NDA |
Nevada Dental Association |
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NDCS |
National Dental Centre of Singapore |
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NDPL |
National Dental Pulp Laboratory |
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NEC |
Necessary |
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Neg |
NEGative |
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NHS |
National Health Service |
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NHSE |
National Health Service Executive |
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NI |
National Insurance |
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NICE |
National Institute for Clinical Excellence |
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NICPMDE |
Northern Ireland Council for Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education |
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NIDHSS |
Northern Ireland Department of Health and Social Services |
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NIGDSC |
Northern Ireland General Dental Services Committee |
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NMDA |
New Mexico Dental Association |
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NOS |
National Occupational Standards |
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NPO |
Nothing By Mouth |
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NPSA |
National Patient Safety Agency |
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NRPB |
National Radiological Protection Board |
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NTN |
National Training Number |
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NV |
next visit |
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NVQ |
National Vocational Qualification |
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O |
Occlusal |
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O2 |
Oxygen |
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O4C |
Options for Change |
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occ |
Occlusal |
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OD |
Oral diagnosis |
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ODAA |
Ontario Dental Assistants Association |
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ODCS |
Oral Dental and Craniofacial Sciences |
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OFT |
Office of Fair Trading |
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OH |
Oral Hygiene |
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OHI |
Oral hygiene instructions |
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ONS |
Office for National Statistics |
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OP |
Operative Procedure |
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OP |
operative |
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OPCS |
Office of Population Censuses and Surveys |
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OPT |
Orthpantomograph |
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ORL |
Otorhinolaryngology |
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Os |
Oral Surgery |
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OSCE |
Objective Structured Clinical Examination |
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OTC |
Over The Counter (medications not requiring a prescription) |
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OU |
Open University |
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P |
Pulse |
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P/P |
Partial over |
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P/T |
Part Time |
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pa |
periapical |
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PAMs |
Professions Allied to Medicine |
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pano |
Panoramic radiograph |
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Path |
Pathology |
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PBL |
Problem-Based Learning |
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PCDA |
Pinellas County Dental Association |
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Pcds |
Professionals Complementary to Dentistry |
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PCN |
Penicillin |
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PD |
Periodontal debridement |
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PDA |
Permanente Dental Associates |
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PDC |
Primary Dental Care |
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PDP |
Personal Development Plan |
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PDS |
Personal Dental Services |
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PDSP |
Pensioners' Dental Services Plan |
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PDU |
Preventive Dentistry Unit |
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PEN |
Penicillin |
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perio |
Periodontal, periodontitis |
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PES |
Public Expenditure Survey |
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PFM |
Porcelain Fused to Metal |
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PG |
Postgraduate |
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PGEA |
postgraduate education allowance |
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PGMDE |
Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education |
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PI |
periodontal index |
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PI |
Performance Indicator |
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PLAB |
Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board |
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PMC |
Postgraduate Medical Centre |
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PMT, PMTx |
Periodontal maintenance therapy |
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PO |
By Mouth |
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post |
Posterior |
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postop |
After surgery |
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PPC |
Private Practice Committee |
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PRHO |
Pre-registration house officer (UK) |
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PRN |
''pro re nata'' (Latin, "for the emergency", "as needed") |
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Prog |
Prognosis |
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psa |
posterior superior alveolar |
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PSR |
Periodontal Screening and Recording |
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PT |
Part-Time |
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PX |
Prognosis |
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Q |
Quaque (Latin: each, every; used in medical prescriptions) |
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Qa |
Center for Quality Assurance in International Education |
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QAA |
Quality Assurance Agency |
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QCA |
Qualifications And Curriculum Authority |
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qd |
quaque die (every day) |
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QDP |
Quality Dental Plan |
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qid |
quattuor in die (four times a day) |
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Quad |
Quadrant |
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R |
Respirations |
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R&D |
Research & Development |
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RAGMETS |
Regional Advisory Group on Medicine, Education, Training and Staffing |
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rc |
Rubber cup |
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RCGP |
Royal College of General Practitioners |
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RCP |
Retruded Contact Position |
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RCPS Glasg |
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow |
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RCS Edin |
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh |
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RCS Eng |
Royal College of Surgeons of England |
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RCS Irel |
Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland |
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RCT |
Root Canal Treatment |
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RCTx |
Root canal treatment |
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RDO |
Regional Dental Officer |
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RDOS |
Regional Dental Officer Service |
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RDRD |
Regional Director of Research and Development |
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REC |
recession |
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REDG |
Regional Education and Development Group |
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Ref |
Refer |
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REG |
Regular |
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RHA |
Regional Health Authority |
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RHD |
Rheumatic Heart Disease |
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RITA |
Record of In-Training Assessment |
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RLG |
Research Liaison Group |
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RPD |
Removable Partial Denture |
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RVTC |
Regional Vocational Training Committee |
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RX |
prescriptions |
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s |
without (usually written with a bar on top of the "s") |
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SAC |
Specialist Advisory Committee |
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SADA |
South African Dental Association |
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SAMS |
Self-Assessment Manual and Standards |
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SBE |
Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis |
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SCOPME |
Standing Committee on Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education |
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SCPMDE |
Scottish Council for Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education |
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SCUMDERS |
Standing Committee on University Medical and Dental Education and Research |
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SDAC |
Standing Dental Advisory Committee |
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SDL |
Self-Directed Learning |
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SDM |
School of Dental Medicine |
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SDO |
Senior Dental Officer |
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SDR |
Statement of Dental Remuneration |
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SDTA |
Saskatchewan Dental Therapists Association |
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SDVTC |
Scottish Dental Vocational Training Committee |
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SDVTECC |
Scottish Dental Vocational Training Equivalence and Certification Committee |
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SFDF |
South Florida Dental Foundation |
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SFDS |
San Francisco Dental Society |
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SHHD |
Scottish Home and Health Department |
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SHO |
Senior house officer (UK) |
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SI |
Statutory Instrument |
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SIFTR |
service increment for teaching and research |
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sig |
let it be labeled |
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SLT |
Slight |
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SMDT |
Surgical Medical Dental Techni |
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SMP |
Statutory Maternity Pay |
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SNTN |
Scottish National Training Number |
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SOB |
Short of breath |
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SOD |
School of Dentistry |
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SPD |
Special Paediatric Dentist |
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SPDC |
Surfers Paradise Dental Centre |
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SpR |
Specialist registrar (UK) |
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SQA |
Scottish Qualifications Authority |
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SSP |
Statutory Sick Pay |
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STA |
Specialist Training Authority |
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STAT |
Immediately (from Latin statim) |
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STC |
Specialty Training Committee |
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STD |
sexually transmitted disease |
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Supn |
Superannuation |
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surg |
Surgery |
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SVDP |
Scottish Veterinary Dental Partnership |
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SVQ |
Scottish Vocational Qualification |
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SWAG |
Specialist Workforce Advisory Group |
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TAGI |
Target Annual Gross Income |
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TANI |
Target Annual Net Income |
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tb |
Toothbrush |
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TB |
Tuberculosis |
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tcdc |
The Children's Dental Center |
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TCDS |
Tri-County Dental Society |
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TCDS |
Treasure Coast Dental Society |
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TDA |
Tennessee Dental Association |
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TDA |
Texas Dental Association |
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TDA |
Total Dental Administrators |
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TEMP |
Temperature |
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tid |
ter in die (three times daily) |
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TLC |
Tender Love and Care |
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TMD |
Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction |
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TMJ |
TemporoMandibular Joint (syndrome) |
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to |
Toothpaste |
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TQM |
Total Quality Management |
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TRV |
Tricuspid Regurgitant Jet Velocity |
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TX |
Treatment (medical) |
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Uk |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
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UL |
Upper Limit |
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UMT |
Unit of Medical Time |
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Ur |
Urine |
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URL |
Universal Resource Locator |
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URO |
Upper respiratory infection |
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UTI |
Urinary Tract Infection |
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UUK |
Universities United Kingdom |
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UV |
Ultraviolet (Light) |
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VDA |
Virginia Dental Association |
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VDP |
Vocational Dental Practitioners |
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VDU |
Visual Display Unit |
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VSpR |
Visiting Specialist Registrar |
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VT |
Vocational Trainee |
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VTN |
Visiting Training Number |
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VTS |
Vocation Training Scheme |
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W/ |
With |
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W/O |
Without |
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WAGMETS |
Welsh Advisory Group on Medicine, Education, Training & Staffing |
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WDC |
Workforce Development Confederation |
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WDDF |
World Dental Development Fund |
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wdl |
Wilson Dental Library |
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WDWC |
Woollahra Dental and Wellness Centre |
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WGDSC |
Welsh General Dental Services Committee |
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WHCSA |
Welsh Health Common Services Agency |
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wnl |
Will Not Listen |
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WT |
Weight |
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WTE |
Whole-Time Equivalent |
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WWDS |
Waterloo Wellington Dental Society |
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WWW |
World Wide Web |
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y/o |
years old |
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YR |
Year |
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↑ |
increased |
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↓ |
decreased |
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12