牙齿卫生员是口腔卫生预防专家，已获得口腔卫生方面的许可。牙齿卫生员提供教育，临床和治疗服务，通过促进口腔健康来支持整体健康。牙齿卫生员与牙科团队一起预防和控制牙齿疾病。注册的牙齿卫生员可以在各种专业环境中工作。公众对私人牙科诊所中的牙齿卫生员最为熟悉，他们在那里执行旨在检测和预防口腔疾病的众多关键服务。除了私人牙科诊所外，在其他许多地方也可以找到牙科保健员：疗养院和长期护理机构，医院，公司卫生机构，学校系统和公共卫生诊所。在公共卫生领域，牙齿卫生学家进行研究和流行病学调查，以评估老年人，残疾人和儿童等不同
A dental hygienist is a preventive oral health professional that is licensed in dental hygiene. Dental hygienists provide educational, clinical and therapeutic services supporting total health through the promotion of oral health. The dental hygienist works with the dental team in the prevention and control of dental disease. Registered dental hygienists work in a variety of professional settings. The public is most familiar with dental hygienists in the private dental office, where they perform numerous critical services designed to detect and prevent diseases of the mouth. Beyond the private dental office, dental hygienists can be found in numerous other settings: nursing homes and long-term care facilities, hospitals, corporate health facilities, school systems, and public health clinics. In the public health field, dental hygienists conduct research studies and epidemiological surveys to evaluate the oral health needs of people in various population groups, such as the elderly, the disabled and children.