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dental nurse
dental nurse n 1. (Dentistry) a dentist's assistant, esp one who passes instruments, mixes fillings, etc 2. (Dentistry) NZ a nurse trained to do fillings and carry out other minor dental work on schoolchildren EncyclopediaSeenursedental nurse
dental nurseA dental auxiliary trained to provide oral hygiene instruction and dental health care to school children. Formerly, the term applied to dental hygienists, but now it refers to persons trained according to a program developed in New Zealand. See also: nurse |