
A dental hygienist is a licensed dental professional who is registered with a dental association or regulatory body within their country of practice. They are a primary healthcare professional who works independent of, or alongside dentists and other dental professionals in a team to provide full oral health care. They have the training and educat...
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(from the article `dental auxiliary`) ...others work in a separate office or laboratory, where they perform services to the dentist on the basis of work authorizations or prescriptions. ... The dental hygienist is a figure in the campaign to reduce periodontal disease and to improve physical well-being by promoting better care of the .....
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A licensed, professional auxiliary in dentistry who is both an oral health educator and clinician, and who uses preventive, therapeutic, and educational methods for the control of oral diseases. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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A dental professional specializing in cleaning the teeth by removing plaque, calculus, and diseased
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(D. Hy., DH) Type: Term Definitions: 1. a licensed, professional auxiliary in dentistry who is both an oral health educator and clinician, and who uses preventive, therapeutic, and educational methods for the control of oral diseases.
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[
n] - someone trained to provide preventive dental service (cleaning teeth or taking x-rays)
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noun someone trained to provide preventive dental service (cleaning teeth or taking x-rays)
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a person who is trained and licensed to clean teeth, take dental x-rays, and provide related dental services and care, usually under the supervision of a dentist.
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