What does it mean to dream about the dentist?

Answer 1

It typically means you were thinking about dental care and other tooth-related activities while falling asleep, thus making your subconscious imagine a toothache.

The subconscious mind is influenced by conditions in the physical body. So the dream could be warning the dreamer that a dental checkup is in order. Alternatively, the "toothache" might symbolically represent a person or situation in the dreamer's real life that is a "real pain" that needs to be "extracted" from the dreamer's life.

Answer 2

It probably means that you need to stop postponing your dental appointments and have your teeth checked without further delay. Alternatively, it may point your attention toward some other necessary but unpleasant responsibility that you have been avoiding.