Oxford Dictionary English hygienist noun noun BrE BrE//haɪˈdʒiːnɪst// ; NAmE NAmE//haɪˈdʒiːnɪst// (also dental hygienist especially in North American English) Add to my wordlistjump to other results a person who works with a dentist and whose job is to clean people’s teeth and give them advice about keeping them clean Wordfinderdentistanaesthetic, cavity, check-up, crown, dentist, dentures, drill, extract, filling, hygienistSee hygienist in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: hygienist oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com