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Introduction of Hygienists of Dental Department and
Dentist Assistants among America, Canada, Japan
and Hong Kong
Chun-Ching Chen
1Shun-Te Huang
21
Rui Lin Dental Clinic
2
Faculty of Dental Hygiene Kaohsiung Medical University
Dentist assistants and hygienists of dental department are the members of medical group of
dental department. In Taiwan, there were the graduates of Dental Hygiene departments
participat-ing in the service in the medical group of dental department for assistparticipat-ing the dentists with the
treatment of the patients with dentist assistants. However, currently, there was no related laws and
regulation with regard to the definition of dentist assistants and hygienists of dental department.
Therefore, their roles and working scale were similar. The professionals thus could not benefit the
people with professional standard. For the professionals with dental specialty cultivated by
educa-tional system of the country, it was actually a pity. Therefore, at the time of the gradual formation
of national assistants of dental department, the researcher collected the related information of
dentist assistants and hygienists of dental department among America, Canada, Japan and Hong
Kong including the working information such as the origin of hygienists of dental department,
educational system, registration of certificate, working content, working area and salary as the
reference for teaching in academic circle and lawmaking of administration institutions.
Key words dental assistants, dental hygienists.
Correspondence: Shun-Te Huang
Address: 100, Shih-Chuan 1st Road, San Ming District, 807 Koahsiung City, Taiwan Graduate Institute of Oral Health Sciences Kaohsiung Medical University
TEL: 07-3121101 ext 2272 FAX: 07-3233752
Submitted: July, 1, 2005 Accepted: September, 11, 2005