: a licensed dental professional who cleans and examines teeth
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In 2022, the BLS reported that health care occupations with particularly high concentrations of women included speech-language pathologists (98 percent), dental hygienists (96 percent), dental assistants (94 percent), and nursing assistants (90 percent).—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025 Garcia now plans to become a dental hygienist at Miami Dade College and hopes to one day buy a house and move out of her parents’ home.—Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2025 McEntire played Reba Hart, a divorced mom who tries to keep her family together after her husband divorces her for his dental hygienist.—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025 Slot, a dental hygienist, and van der Weijden, a dentist, have made this guide their life’s mission.—Elizabeth Cohen, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dental hygienist
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