Hygienist

An Oral Hygienist or Dental Hygienist are also commonly known as Oral Health Practitioners and are all considered dental care professionals.

The main difference between an Oral Hygienist and a Dentist is that hygienist’s are there to help you prevent any problems from arising, whereas a Dentist helps on treating current tooth and gum related issues.

An Oral Hygienist offers many ways to help you maintain a healthy mouth and carries out procedure such as Polishing Teeth, Scaling, and the application of Topical Fluoride and Fissure Sealants. Many of these treatments will aid in the overall health of your mouth and oral hygiene and will also provide for a fresh breath and healthy teeth.

The Oral Hygienist work very closely with Dentist and together they will help to overcome any oral issues that you may have and also to prevent any further oral hygiene problems from occurring.

Here are some additional functions that your local Oral Hygienist can perform;

• Monitor the potential of Gum Disease.
• Monitor plague levels.
• Provide general hygiene advice.
• Offer specific prevention advice.
• Develop a Home Care plan.
• Placement of local anesthetic.
• Take mouth impressions.
• Replace crowns with temporary cement.

Your local Oral Hygienist is as important as your Dentist and in some cases more important. When consulting with your dentist be sure in future to speak with your local Hygienist to help overcome any oral issues you may have and to prevent any future problems.