歯学(しがく)

しがく
noun
dentistry; dental science
1. dentistry; dental science
The academic discipline concerned with teeth and the treatment of oral diseases. Refers to the field of study, not the practice or clinic itself.
歯学(しがく)を学(まな)んでいる。
I'm studying dentistry.
彼(かれ)は歯学(しがく)博士(はくし)の学位(がくい)を持(も)っている。
He holds a doctorate in dentistry.
近年(きんねん)の歯学(しがく)は、虫歯(むしば)予防(よぼう)と審美(しんび)治療(ちりょう)に力(ちから)を入(い)れている。
Modern dentistry places emphasis on cavity prevention and cosmetic treatment.

歯(は) (tooth) + 学(がく) (science, field of study). Like 医学(いがく) and 薬学(やくがく), the 〜学(がく) suffix forms the name of an academic field.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 歯学(しがく)部(ぶ): faculty of dentistry
  • 歯学(しがく)博士(はくし): doctor of dentistry (DDS)
  • 歯学(しがく)研究(けんきゅう): dental research

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 歯科(しか): dentistry (clinical) — refers to the dental practice/clinic or the clinical branch; 歯科(しか)医(い) = dentist
  • 歯学(しがく): dental science — the academic discipline
  • 口腔外科(こうくうげか): oral surgery — surgical sub-specialty
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