"dental hygienist" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dental hygienists [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dental hygienist (plural dental hygienists)
  1. A licensed dental professional who specializes in preventive oral health, typically focusing on techniques in oral hygiene. Wikipedia link: dental hygienist Categories (topical): Dentistry, Occupations, People Translations (licensed dental professional): 洗牙師 (Chinese Mandarin), 洗牙师 (xǐyáshī) (Chinese Mandarin), 牙科保健員 (Chinese Mandarin), 牙科保健员 (yákē bǎojiànyuán) (Chinese Mandarin), 潔牙士 (Chinese Mandarin), 洁牙士 (jiéyáshì) (Chinese Mandarin), mondhygiënist [masculine] (Dutch), hammashygienisti (Finnish), hygiéniste dentaire (French), 歯科卫生士 (Japanese), igienist dentar [masculine] (Romanian)

Inflected forms

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