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Do dental hygienist take out teeth OR they clean teeth and check for gum disease???

2007-03-04 08:49:55 · 5 answers · asked by Pretty 1 in Education & Reference Higher Education (University +)

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A dental hygienist is a licensed dental professional who specializes in preventive dental care, typically but not limited to focusing on techniques in oral hygiene . Local dental regulations determine the duties hygienists are able to perform. In most jurisdictions, hygienists work for a dentist, and are licensed to administer restricted techniques of local anesthesia. Also radiographs, sealants, scaling, root planing and cleaning are common procedures performed by dental hygienists.

In some areas, the dental regulations include extended duties and exemptions for dental hygienists. Some hygienists are allowed to practice without dentist supervision, use restricted bleaching techniques, and in some areas are even allowed to restore teeth using restricted classes of fillings.





The dental hygiene process of care has five steps:

Assessment: Gathering data.
Dental hygiene diagnosis: Interpreting the data into a coherent description of a client's condition in terms that can be addressed by a dental hygienist.
Planning: Determining the techniques that will solve the problems indicated in the dental hygiene diagnosis and the order in which those techniques will be applied.
Implementation: Carrying out the plan.
Evaluation: Determining the effectiveness of the work that was performed.
Mueller-Joseph and Petersen describe the dental hygiene process of care as a cycle in which the dental hygienist might pass through each of these steps several times during a course of treatment. Over a period of months or years a dental hygienist may have evaluated his or her work several times, altering the diagnosis and plan numerous times as the client's condition changes.

2007-03-04 08:53:44 · answer #1 · answered by dk 6 · 3 0

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A dental hygienist is a dental care specialist who is capable of carrying out various procedures to deeply clean patients' teeth for. Through deep cleaning procedures you can get rid of the bacterium and the plaque buildup which will leave much more refreshed. You will have sparkling white teeth after getting the procedure done.
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2014-08-19 00:15:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Dental hygienist cleans patients teeth to remove plaque, calculus and other debri from gingival crevices or psedopockets. They can also give temporary fillings and dressings and make referral to the dentist.

2015-10-16 11:05:20 · answer #3 · answered by Shobit 2 · 0 0

Dental Hygienist only clean the teeth. Dental assistants assist the dentist's while THEY remove teeth. But no, dental hygienists don't work with the doctor and they don't remove teeth.

2007-03-04 08:53:24 · answer #4 · answered by Megan 2 · 0 1

When you go to the dentist, you know the person who greets you, cleans your teeth, takes the x-rays and (may) lecture you about the importance of flossing/brushing/etc? That is the dental hygenist. The dentist is the person who removes teeth, fills cavities and does that once over of your mouth just before they let you go.

2007-03-04 09:02:02 · answer #5 · answered by bpbjess 5 · 1 0

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