Named Groups

Dental Hygienists

Persons trained in an accredited school or dental college and licensed by the state in which they reside to provide dental prophylaxis under the direction of a licensed dentist.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Persons trained in an accredited school or dental college and licensed by the state in which they reside to provide dental prophylaxis under the direction of a licensed dentist.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Dental Hygienist
  • Hygienist, Dental
  • Hygienists, Dental

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12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, organization & administration, psychology, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution, trends.

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Indexing Annotation

trained in accredited schools and licensed to practice DENTAL PROPHYLAXIS (see note there) under a licensed dentist

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History Note

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  1. M01w.526.485.067.105w.376w
  2. M01w.526.485.330.245w.376w
  3. N02.360.067.105w.376w
  4. N02.360.330.245w.376w

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NLM Classification

WU 90

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Dental Hygienists. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003756. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003756
  2. Dental Hygienists. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dental_hygienist
  3. Dental Hygienists. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1079856