We are dedicated, licensed dental hygienists who are interested in helping you have a healthy mouth. Dental hygienists are licensed oral health professionals who focus on preventing and treating oral diseases—both to protect teeth and gums, and also to protect patients’ total health.  We are graduates of accredited dental hygiene education programs in colleges and universities, and must take written and clinical exams before we are licensed and allowed to practice.  In addition to treating patients directly, dental hygienists also work as educators, researchers and administrators.

What Do Dental Hygienists Do?

As part of patient care services, dental hygienists may:

· Perform oral health care assessments that include reviewing patients’ health history, dental and periodontal (gum) charting, oral cancer screening, taking and recording blood pressure;

· Expose, process and interpret dental X-rays;

· Remove plaque and calculus (tartar)—soft and hard deposits—from above and below the gumline.

· Apply cavity-preventive agents such as fluorides and sealants to the teeth;

· Teach patients proper oral hygiene techniques to maintain healthy teeth and gums.

· Counsel patients about plaque control and develop individualized at-home oral hygiene programs: and

· Counsel patients on the importance of good nutrition for maintaining optimal oral health.

From:  Important Facts about Dental Hygienists, American Dental Hygienists’ Association, 2002.  www.adha.org

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