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hygienista licensed, auxiliary dental professional who is both an oral health educator and clinician who uses preventive, therapeutic, and educational methods to control oral disease.
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hygienist1836, "an expert on cleanliness," from hygiene + -ist. Earlier was hygeist (1716). Dental sense is recorded by 1913.
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hygienist(n) a medical specialist in hygiene
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hygienistA dental professional qualified to clean and scale teeth. They also educate patients on proper dental care.
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hygienistPersons trained in an accredited School or dental college and licensed by the state in which they reside to provide Dental Prophylaxis under the direction of a licensed Dentist.
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hygienistA licensed dental professional, trained to clean teeth, take x-rays and perform other services.
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hygienistDental professional who cleans teeth and provides patient education. They can administer local anesthetic, nitrous oxide, and perform periodontal scaling. Hyperemia
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hygienistDental hygienists are licensed oral health professionals, who focus on preventing and treating oral diseases — both to protect teeth and gums and also to protect patients' total health. See oral [..]
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hygienist
A person skilled in hygienics
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