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  • noun Alternative spelling of hygienist.

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Examples

  • But I sympathize; a couple of years ago I had a standing appointment with a hygenist.

    Tortures and Rewards « Tales from the Reading Room 2009

  • However, I suspect Matt maintains some kind of think-tanky fantasy that by nibbling around the margins with “innovation” like “low-cost hygenist-only dental clinics,” America can achieve some kind of significant increase in “heathcare efficiency.”

    Matthew Yglesias » Is America Overregulated? 2010

  • I floss religiously yet every time I see the dentist the hygenist asks, “your gums sure are bleeding, do you floss regularly?”

    Tortures and Rewards « Tales from the Reading Room 2009

  • My hygenist barely says hello before she begins poking around my gums, calling out numbers in rapid fire to an assistant sitting out of my view.

    Uneasy 2008

  • My hygenist barely says hello before she begins poking around my gums, calling out numbers in rapid fire to an assistant sitting out of my view.

    2008 September « Becca’s Byline 2008

  • According to what my dental hygenist told me once, when her son was very young he recalled something from before he was even conceived!

    First memories 2010

  • A dental hygenist had to carefully explain to me why false teeth are the big fail.

    Now, let's all laugh. Ann Althouse 2009

  • I am not the dental hygenist who was once a child, who loves Make Way for Ducklings,and who knows kids because she has nieces and nephews.

    Last Minute Miscellany Editorial Anonymous 2009

  • There was a German civilian dental hygenist who did the teeth cleaning.

    Tuesday, Sept. 22 – The Bleat. 2009

  • I like the jet of water that the hygenist sprays in your mouth to clean all the crud away… very refreshing…

    Dentists and nipple injuries « knitnut.net 2009

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