Dental Hygienist (Noun)
Meaning
Someone trained to provide preventive dental service (cleaning teeth or taking x-rays).
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The dental hygienist used a scaler to remove plaque and tartar from the patient's teeth.
- After graduating from college, she became a licensed dental hygienist and started working at a local clinic.
- During the routine checkup, the dentist referred the patient to a dental hygienist for a thorough cleaning.
- As a dental hygienist, she was responsible for taking x-rays and developing them in the darkroom.
- The dental hygienist explained to the patient the importance of flossing and demonstrated the proper technique.