Demon Dentist
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"Demon Dentist" is a children's horror-comedy novel by David Walliams about a sinister new dentist whose terrifying secrets unsettle a young boy and his town.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Demon Dentist canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8030575 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Demon Dentist Context triple: [David Walliams, notableWork, Demon Dentist]
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A.
Dent
Dent is a surname most prominently associated with Richard Dent, a Hall of Fame former NFL defensive end for the Chicago Bears.
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B.
Zahniser
Zahniser is a surname most notably associated with Howard Zahniser, the American environmentalist and principal author of the U.S. Wilderness Act.
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C.
Docter
Docter is the surname of Pete Docter, the acclaimed American animator, director, and key creative figure at Pixar Animation Studios.
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D.
D.O.
D.O. is the professional doctoral degree earned by osteopathic physicians, emphasizing a holistic approach to medicine and training in osteopathic manipulative treatment.
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E.
Dr. K
Dr. K is the nickname of Dwight Gooden, a dominant Major League Baseball pitcher best known for his overpowering strikeout ability with the New York Mets in the 1980s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Demon Dentist Target entity description: "Demon Dentist" is a children's horror-comedy novel by David Walliams about a sinister new dentist whose terrifying secrets unsettle a young boy and his town.
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A.
Dent
Dent is a surname most prominently associated with Richard Dent, a Hall of Fame former NFL defensive end for the Chicago Bears.
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B.
Zahniser
Zahniser is a surname most notably associated with Howard Zahniser, the American environmentalist and principal author of the U.S. Wilderness Act.
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C.
Docter
Docter is the surname of Pete Docter, the acclaimed American animator, director, and key creative figure at Pixar Animation Studios.
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D.
D.O.
D.O. is the professional doctoral degree earned by osteopathic physicians, emphasizing a holistic approach to medicine and training in osteopathic manipulative treatment.
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E.
Dr. K
Dr. K is the nickname of Dwight Gooden, a dominant Major League Baseball pitcher best known for his overpowering strikeout ability with the New York Mets in the 1980s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
children's novel
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horror-comedy novel ⓘ |
| author | David Walliams ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
ⓘ
fantasy ⓘ horror comedy ⓘ |
| hasAntagonist | Miss Root ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
ⓘ
print ⓘ |
| hasIllustrator | Tony Ross ⓘ |
| hasNotableElement |
mysterious and frightening events linked to dental visits
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sinister new dentist in town ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | Alfie ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
humorous
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macabre ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
courage
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family relationships ⓘ fear of the dentist ⓘ friendship ⓘ good versus evil ⓘ |
| intendedEffect | to entertain children with scary but comic situations ⓘ |
| intendedMarket | middle-grade readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Alfie
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Miss Root ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | David Walliams children's books ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2013 ⓘ |
| publisher | HarperCollins ⓘ |
| setting | fictional English town ⓘ |
| targetAudience | children ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Demon Dentist Description of subject: "Demon Dentist" is a children's horror-comedy novel by David Walliams about a sinister new dentist whose terrifying secrets unsettle a young boy and his town.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.