hygienist

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hy·gien·ist /ˈhaɪdʒiːnɪst, haɪˈdʒiːnɪst/ noun [countable] British English  MNsomeone who helps a dentist by cleaning patients’ teeth and giving advice about keeping teeth healthy 牙医助手，牙科保健员 SYN dental hygienist

Examples from the Corpus

hygienist• A high percentage of telephone operators are black, for example, but only a very small proportion of dental hygienists are.• Ask your dentist or dental hygienist for advice on using floss.• Ask your dentist or hygienist about the Braun Oral-B Plaque Remover.• The hygienists considered only physical needs as legitimate - and even hunger, if expressed at an unsuitable time, was excluded.

hy·gien·ist nounChineseSyllable  

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hygienist
hy‧gien‧ist /ˈhaɪdʒiːnəst, ˈhaɪdʒiːnɪst, haɪˈdʒiːnəst/ noun [countable] British English
someone who helps a dentist by cleaning patients’ teeth and giving advice about keeping teeth healthy
   SYN  dental hygienist

hy·gien·istBrE /haɪˈdʒiːnɪst/ 🔊NAmE /haɪˈdʒiːnɪst/ 🔊 (also ˈdental hygienist especially in NAmE ) nouna person who works with a dentist and whose job is to clean people's teeth and give them advice about keeping them clean 牙科保健员；牙科洁治员

anaesthetic, cavity, check-up, crown, dentist, dentures, drill, extract, filling, hygienist