Considering the access to oral health care issue, wouldn’t it be easier to have pediatricians or nurses take on some dental hygiene services?
Dental hygiene is an entire profession. Dental hygienists are licensed oral health professionals who focus on preventing and treating oral diseases-both to protect teeth and gums, and also to protect patients’ total health. They are graduates of accredited dental hygiene education programs in colleges and universities, and must take written and clinical exams before they can practice. Dental hygienists play a key role in the oral health care of their patients or clients through the preventive services and home care education they provide. However, the addition of an ADHP to the medical team is wonderful prospect.
