Healthcare professional finding damage first (7)
I believe the answer is:
dentist
'healthcare professional' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'damage first' is the wordplay.
'damage' becomes 'dent' (dent is a kind of damage).
'first' becomes 'ist' (ist resembles 1st).
'dent'+'ist'='DENTIST'
'finding' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for dentist that I've seen before include "Person qualified to treat teeth - tends it (anag)" , "Tooth expert" , "Open wide for him" , "Tooth surgeon" , "One who treats teeth" .)