What’s the difference between a dental hygienist and a dental technician?
A dental hygienist is licensed, and trained to work directly with patients, providing preventive services, such as tooth cleaning and fluoride treatments. A dental technician is trained to work in a dental lab and creates restorative structures such as crowns and dentures. Technicians work from models that are made of the mouth; they can not treat patients by working directly in their mouths.
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