Refers to a dental practitioner or the profession itself. Often used in formal contexts, such as clinic names or professional titles.
To become a dentist, you must pass the national exam.
彼女は歯科医として10年の経験がある。
She has ten years of experience as a dentist.
I regularly go to the dentist.
My tooth hurt, so I had a dentist look at it.
He aims to become a dentist in the future.