| ASAAD | American Society for the Advancement of Anesthesia in Dentistry |
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| ASDC | American Society of Dentistry for Children; Association of Sleep Disorders Centers |
| ASPDM | American Society of Psychosomatic Dentistry and Medicine |
| Dent, dent | dentistry, dentist, dental, dentition |
| DPD | Department of Public Dispensary; depression pure disease; desoxypyridoxine; diffuse pulmonary diseas... |
| education, nursing, associate | A two-year program in nursing education in a community or junior college leading to an a.d. (associate degree). Graduates of this program are eligible for state examination for licensure as rn (registered nurse). (12 Dec 1998) |
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| education, nursing, baccalaureate | A four-year program in nursing education in a college or university leading to a b.s.n. (bachelor of science in nursing). Graduates are eligible for state examination for licensure as rn (registered nurse). (12 Dec 1998) |
| education, nursing, diploma programs | Programs usually offered in hospital schools of nursing leading to a registered nurse diploma (rn). Graduates are eligible for state examination for licensure as rn (registered nurse). (12 Dec 1998) |
| education, nursing, graduate | Those educational activities engaged in by holders of a bachelor's degree in nursing, which are primarily designed to prepare them for entrance into a specific field of nursing, and may lead to board certification or a more advanced degree. (12 Dec 1998) |
| education of mentally retarded | The teaching or training of those individuals with subnormal intellectual functioning. (12 Dec 1998) |
| education, pharmacy | Formal instruction, learning, or training in the preparation, dispensing, and proper utilization of drugs in the field of medicine. (12 Dec 1998) |
| education, pharmacy, graduate | Educational programs for pharmacists who have a bachelor's degree or a doctor of pharmacy degree entering a specific field of pharmacy. They may lead to an advanced degree. (12 Dec 1998) |
| education, predental | Preparatory education meeting the requirements for admission to dental school. (12 Dec 1998) |
| education, premedical | Preparatory education meeting the requirements for admission to medical school. (12 Dec 1998) |
| education, professional | Formal education and training in preparation for the practice of a profession. (12 Dec 1998) |
| education, professional, retraining | Educational programs for individuals who have been inactive in their profession, or who wish to regain unused skills. (12 Dec 1998) |
| education, special | Education of the individual who markedly deviates intellectually, physically, socially, or emotionally from those considered to be normal, thus requiring special instruction. (12 Dec 1998) |
| education, veterinary | Use for general articles concerning veterinary medical education. (12 Dec 1998) |