dental nurse
Dentist's clinical helper
A dental nurse is a healthcare professional who assists dentists during procedures, prepares instruments and materials, and helps manage patient care in a dental practice.
The term is standard in British English; the American equivalent is dental assistant.
The dental nurse handed the dentist the suction tube.
- hygienistOral care specialist
- assistantOne who aids another
- clinicOutpatient treatment facility
- scrubsMedical staff uniform
- glovesHand coverings with fingers
suction · chair · drill · root canal · sterilize · instruments · oral hygiene · polish · fluoride · plaque removal · bib · rinse · spit · open wide · enamel · tooth decay · cavity · filling
- Dentistcavity filling, cavity, filling, tooth extraction, cleaning
- dentistryteeth, tooth, dentists, filling, fillings
professional hierarchy within dental practice
dental nursedentist
Oral care physician
dental surgeon · oral surgeon · dental patient · orthodontist · endodontist
dental, nurse, dent, dentist, dentistry, dentition, denture, dentures, indent