# Dental Hygiene

Skill · Healthcare and Medical

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/dental-hygiene

Dental hygiene refers to the practices and professional care involved in maintaining healthy teeth and gums, including brushing, flossing, and professional cleanings that prevent cavities, gum disease, and bad breath. As a profession, dental hygienists perform cleanings, apply preventive treatments like fluoride and sealants, and educate patients on oral care, typically working alongside dentists in clinical practices.

Related skills: [Patient Education](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/patient-education), [Oral and Dental Care](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/oral-and-dental-care), [Oral Cancer Screening](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/oral-cancer-screening), [Dental Care](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/dental-care), [Dental Radiography](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/dental-radiography), [Oral Health](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/oral-health), [Dentistry](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/dentistry), [Scaling And Root Planing](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/scaling-and-root-planing)

## Open roles requiring Dental Hygiene (0)

None of the roles we have read name this skill yet. A large share of the visible corpus has not been parsed for skills, so this is at least as likely to be our backlog as the market's verdict.