China has officially recognized 19 new professions. Today we will introduce the specific job content that the dental hygienist engages in. The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security released a guideline defining the work of dental hygienist as a professional in oral disease prevention and dental health protection. Dental hygienists master the skills of assisting dentists by diagnosing and performing adjuvant therapy for dental disease treatment, for example, who use tools to perform oral cleaning and remove dental plaque. Additionally, dental hygienists also provide oral health consultations and oral healthcare popularization to the public. Let’s look forward to the contribution of the dental hygienist to the high-quality development of the dental medicine industry and the improvement of the oral healthcare service in the future.

Script: Zhu Zixuan

AI Generation: Cheng Can

来源：中国青年报客户端