| IADR | International Association for Dental Research |
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| IDL | Index to Dental Literature; interface definition language; intermediate density lipoprotein; interme... |
| LDS | Licentiate in Dental Surgery; locked door seclusion |
| LDSc | Licentiate in Dental Science |
| MChD | Master of Dental Surgery |
| focal infection, dental | Secondary or systemic infections due to dissemination throughout the body of microorganisms whose primary focus of infection lies in the periodontal tissues. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| legislation, dental | Laws and regulations pertaining to the field of dentistry, proposed for enactment or recently enacted by a legislative body. (12 Dec 1998) |
| licensure, dental | The granting of a license to practice dentistry. (12 Dec 1998) |