hygienist
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Tissot hired a hygienist who confirmed his finding of elevated lead levels in Tissot’s own home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
“I’ve had to undergo the pickax every time I go to the hygienist, and get ticked off.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
In the view of Stephen Petty, a chemical engineer and industrial hygienist, the data was also flawed because the testing company hired by Norfolk Southern took background samples in contaminated areas, among other things.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Described here as a TV "showgirl", Minetti is also a qualified dental hygienist who in 2009 treated Berlusconi after he was physically attacked at a Milan rally.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
Nyla sits on a stool next to the pod and slips on gloves like she’s a dental hygienist about to perform a cleaning.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
Costs are rising for everything from construction to hygienists to new 3D imaging equipment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
Insurance companies frequently refuse to pay industrial hygienists to test for dangerous contaminants such as lead and asbestos, or refuse to pay to have them safely removed when they’re found.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2025
Sealants were administered by dental hygienists, while SDF was applied by either dental hygienists or registered nurses, all under the supervision of a dentist.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 4, 2024
The government says it recently announced a 40% increase in dentistry training places and has made changes "so dental therapists and hygienists can deliver more treatments".
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2023
Even then he might be arrested for arson and accused of maliciously overworking the poor firemen; or hygienists would say he was dirtying the air with smoke, and thus murdering those compelled to breathe it.
From The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 3 May 1906 by Various
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