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Dentalhygienists
Whatdoesadentalhygienistdo?
Adentalhygienistisalicenseddentalprofessionalwho
isresponsibleforeducatingpatientsintheprevention
oforaldisease.Dentalhygienistshelppatientsdevelop
andmaintainproperoralhygieneandassistdentists
inprovidingoveralloralhealthcareservices.
Typically,dentalhygienistsworkindental
ońices,buttheymayalsopracticeinhos-
pitals,healthcarefacilitiesorschools.Al-
thoughdentalhygienistsmayworkinde-
pendently,theyusuallyworktogetherwith
adentisttoprovideoralhealthcare.Be-
causemostdentistscooperatewithdental
hygienistsonapart-timebasis,hygienists
oftenworkformorethanonedentalońice.
Dentalhygienistsworkcloselywithpatientsand:
•assestheiroralhealth,
•createtreatmentplans,
•provideoralprophylaxis(removetartar,discolourationandplaque
fromteeth),
•cleanandpolishteethusingpowerandultrasonictoolsorlasers,
•providenutritionalcounsellingtohelpavoidtoothdecay,
•teachthemaboutproperbrushingandflossingtechniques.
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3.Readthetextagainanddecidewhetherthefollowing
statementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F).
Przeczytajtekstponownieiokreśl,czyponiższestwierdzenia
sąprawdziwe(T)czyfałszywe(F).
1
Tobecomeadentalhygienist,youneedtohaveauniversitydegree.
2
Dentalhygienistsusuallyhavetheirowndentalofces.
3
Adentalhygienistcanremovetartar.
4
Dentalhygienistsrepairdentalrestorations,suchasdenturesandcrowns.
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Dentalhygienistsinstructpatientsonproperoralhygieneandahealthydiet.
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