dental hygienist

noun

: a licensed dental professional who cleans and examines teeth

Examples of dental hygienist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In recent years, dental hygienists have started working in medical clinics; physicians and dentists have started a professional association to promote working together; and a new kind of clinic—with dentists and doctors under one roof—is emerging. Lola Butcher, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2024 Last March, the media titan announced plans to marry Ann Lesley Smith, a former dental hygienist and conservative radio host. Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 7 Mar. 2024 More:Wisconsin health care organizations invest in apprenticeship programs to help fill vacancies The profession lands somewhere between dental hygienists and dentists and often also are licensed dental hygienists. Journal Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2024 Kahan’s first few releases are lightly catchy indie pop—the sort of thing that might play at a reasonable volume while a dental hygienist scrapes gunk off your molars. Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024 Women also accounted for nearly 96% of dental hygienists and 94.3% of speech language pathologists. Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 12 Feb. 2024 One worked as an administrative assistant; the other studied to become a dental hygienist. Rhoda Feng, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2024 His mother, a dental hygienist, and his father, Horace Wynn, divorced not long after his birth. Brian Seibert, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2023 Communicate with your dentist and dental hygienist. Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 24 Oct. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of dental hygienist was in 1916

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“Dental hygienist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dental%20hygienist. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.

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

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