The difference between Dental and Prophy
When used as nouns, dental means cleaning and polishing of an animal's teeth, whereas prophy means cleaning and polishing of an animal's teeth.
Dental is also adjective with the meaning: of or concerning the teeth, as in dental care.
check bellow for the other definitions of Dental and Prophy
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Dental as an adjective:
Of or concerning the teeth, as in dental care.
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Dental as an adjective:
Of or concerning dentistry.
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Dental as an adjective (phonetics):
Made with the tongue touching the teeth, as in dental fricative.
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Dental as a noun (veterinary medicine):
Cleaning and polishing of an animal's teeth.
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Dental as a noun (phonetics):
A dental sound.
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Prophy as a noun (informal, veterinary medicine):
Cleaning and polishing of an animal's teeth.