What is the difference in a dental hygienist and a dental assistant?!
Question: What is the difference in a dental hygienist and a dental assistant?
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dental hygienist are licensed to clean your teeth this is their primary job. the dental assistant assist the dentist and in some cases the hygienist with the patients.
I worked in the dental field for 3 plus yrs
About $30 an hour for one.
An assistant is there to help out the dentist. Assist him during procedures like fillings, root canals, extractions...
A dental hygienist cleans teeth all day. Though some children do have their teeth cleaned by assistants-usually if they are under 10 years old.