Dental Health Tips in St. Albert

There is an African proverb to the effect of “it takes a village to raise a child.” Former First Lady of the United States, Hillary Clinton, wrote a book by the same title. As far as we know, she never wrote any books about dentistry. We’re not even aware of any proverbs about dentistry for that matter. If there were one, though, it would go something like “it takes a team to keep your mouth healthy.”   Your dentist in St. Albert gets a lot of the attention, but the dentist is far from the only member of your dental team. One of the key members of your dental team is the dental hygienist. In fact, you probably see a dental hygienist in St. Albert at most dental appointments even before you see a dentist, and maybe for just as long. Just what does a dental hygienist do, though?  What do dental hygienist’s do? The role of a dental hygienist near you is primarily a preventative one. Hygienists fulfil that role by performing the following ten tasks:  Compiling your oral history and review