zahnärztlicher

Zahnärztlicher is a German adjective meaning dental or dentist-related. It derives from Zahn- (tooth) and Zahnarzt (dentist) and is used to describe things connected with dentistry or dental care. The form zahnärztlicher appears in masculine singular contexts, for example after an indefinite article: ein zahnärztlicher Patient. With a definite article, the form changes to der zahnärztliche Patient. Like other adjectives, zahnärztlich also adjusts for gender, number, and case, producing forms such as zahnärztliche (feminine singular, plural; neuter singular after certain constructions) and zahnärztliches (neuter singular).

Zahnärztlicher occurs widely in professional and public health language. It is commonly found in phrases referring to dental practice, services, procedures, and professions, such as zahnärztliche Praxis, zahnärztliche Behandlung, zahnärztlicher Notdienst, or zahnärztlicher Eingriff. The term helps distinguish dental matters from general medical contexts and is often used in clinical descriptions, patient information, policy texts, and marketing materials for dental care. In the broader German vocabulary, the related noun forms are typically built from the same root, with Zahnmedizin or Zahnheilkunde serving as the corresponding fields of study.