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That's why some dental offices hire dental hygienist to clean teeth while the DDS focus on more major procedures.

• Ididntdothis 7y ago
  I thought they all do that. I never had a dentist do my teeth cleaning. The dentist shows maybe for two minutes at the ned and takes a quick look.
  • schiang 7y ago
    It probably depends on the dentist. I've never even see a dental hygienist at my dentist's office. It's always the dentist that does everything.
    • ghaff 7y ago
      That's not the norm in the US. Maybe some old-timey solo practices but having dental hygienists do cleaning is all I've ever seen.
    • astura 7y ago
      That's extremely unusual, I've been a patient at probably 20 different dental practices and I've never had a dentist do the cleaning, only the dental hygienist.