A hygienist, in the way you will actually meet the word, is the person at the dentist’s who cleans your teeth, checks your gums, and shows you how to brush and floss so trouble does not start. They work with the dentist but they are not the dentist — they do not usually fill holes or pull teeth.

A hygienist, in the way you will actually meet the wordhygienist，在你實際會遇到的用法裡 is the person at the dentist's是牙醫診所裡的一個人 who cleans your teeth, checks your gums幫你洗牙、檢查牙齦 and shows you how to brush and floss教你怎麼刷牙、用牙線 so trouble does not start讓問題不要一開始就發生 They work with the dentist but they are not the dentist他們和牙醫一起工作，但不是牙醫本人 — they do not usually fill holes or pull teeth——他們通常不補牙也不拔牙

The full name is often dental hygienist; people shorten it to hygienist when you are already talking about the clinic. In public-health English a hygienist can also mean a specialist in hygiene more widely, but learners almost always meet the dental job.

The full name is often dental hygienist完整的說法通常是dental hygienist people shorten it to hygienist人們會簡稱hygienist when you are already talking about the clinic當你已經在講診所的情境時 In public-health English a hygienist can also mean a specialist in hygiene more widely在公共衛生英文裡，hygienist也可以泛指更廣義的衛生專家 but learners almost always meet the dental job但學習者幾乎都是遇到牙科這個工作

It is a job title, a little formal, used on clinic doors and appointment cards.

It is a job title這是一個職稱 a little formal有點正式 used on clinic doors and appointment cards會出現在診所的門牌和預約卡上