Why “Dentistry” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
What a great post! I won't add my own anecdotes cause I think by now we've proven it's a shared experience. Health professionals have the same gaussian distribution as the rest…
by charles_f · Oct 15, 2026
The thing about dentistry is that it's never actually become a truly "medical" practice. Not very close to that yet really, it has nothing more to do with Medical School than th…
by fuzzfactor · Oct 15, 2026
I'm eight, sitting in the dentists office. There's a looped VHS showing kid's cartoons about dentistry. "Your teeth are THE MOST IMPORTANT part of your body," it intones. This i…
by nkoren · Oct 15, 2026
I have done quite a lot of my teeth fixing, but I actually had cavities and fractures(not a surprise as I have used my teeth quite extensively), but I suppose that dentists will…
by 453yuh46 · Oct 15, 2026
I've thought for a long long time dentistry was a borderline scam for the majority of people
by greenimpala · Oct 15, 2026
Not sure if fiction or real, but given my own experiences with dentists in the US, can well believe it. I've become very happy with the dirt cheap socialist dentistry here in Sp…
by swiftcoder · Oct 15, 2026
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Dentistry, also known as dental medicine and oral medicine, is the branch of medicine focused on the teeth, gums, and mouth. It consists of the study, diagnosis, prevention, management, and treatment of diseases, disorders, and conditions of the mouth, most commonly focused on dentition as well as the oral mucosa. Dentistry may also encompass other aspects of the craniofacial complex including the temporomandibular joint. The practitioner is called a dentist. Read more on Wikipedia