dental hygienist

noun

: a licensed dental professional who cleans and examines teeth

Examples of dental hygienist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Jane Stolz is a dental hygienist who also runs the taxidermy business with her husband. — Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 14 Feb. 2026

Every Lyft driver and dental hygienist and grocery store clerk became not a neighbor but a potential threat. — Andrea Uptmor, Time, 4 June 2026

There’s no need for a friend of a dental hygienist to stay in the room with a sedated underage female patient in a world that has total respect for women. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2026

Florida law says no one other than a licensed dentist or a company composed of licensed dentists may employ a dentist or dental hygienist in a dental office. — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for dental hygienist

• alienist
• machinist
• cleanest
• greenest
• keenest
• meanest

Kids Definition

dental hygienist

noun

: a person who assists a dentist especially in cleaning teeth

Medical Definition

dental hygienist

noun

: a person who assists a dentist especially in cleaning teeth