Definition of Dental hygienist

1. Noun. Someone trained to provide preventive dental service (cleaning teeth or taking x-rays).


Medical Definition of Dental hygienist

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. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dental Hygienist

dental fibres
dental fissure
dental fistula
dental floss
dental follicle
dental forceps
dental formula
dental furnace
dental geriatrics
dental germ
dental gold
dental granuloma
dental groove
dental health services
dental health surveys
dental hygienist (current term)
dental hygienists
dental identification
dental impaction
dental implant
dental implantation
dental implants
dental impression materials
dental impression technique
dental index
dental instruments
dental jurisprudence
dental lamina
dental lamina cyst
dental leakage

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