history: So many people hate going to the dentist. I'm studying to be a dental hygienist though!
knowledge: A dental hygienist or oral hygienist is a licensed dental professional, registered with a dental association, or regulatory body within their country of practice.
response: Interesting, which dental association will you be registered with?
history: So many people hate going to the dentist. I'm studying to be a dental hygienist though!
Interesting, which dental association will you be registered with?
I don't know yet, I am only in school. It requires a lot of studying. I am starting to work on patients in the clinic now.
knowledge: They have the training and education that focus on and specialize in the prevention and treatment of many oral disease.
response: So are you learning alot about the prevention and treatment of many oral diseases?
history: So many people hate going to the dentist. I'm studying to be a dental hygienist though!
Interesting, which dental association will you be registered with?
I don't know yet, I am only in school. It requires a lot of studying. I am starting to work on patients in the clinic now.
So are you learning alot about the prevention and treatment of many oral diseases?
Yes, I am! Everything from cleaning teeth to spotting signs of oral cancer.  I have to admit, I'm kind of repulsed by saliva, though!
knowledge: Saliva is a useful biological fluid for assaying steroid hormones such as cortisol, genetic material like RNA, proteins such as enzymes and antibodies, and a variety of other substances, including natural metabolites, including saliva nitrite, a biomarker for nitric oxide status (see below for Cardiovascular Disease, Nitric Oxide: a salivary biomarker for cardio-protection).
response: Saliva is a useful bodily fluid for assaying steroid hormones
history: So many people hate going to the dentist. I'm studying to be a dental hygienist though!
Interesting, which dental association will you be registered with?
I don't know yet, I am only in school. It requires a lot of studying. I am starting to work on patients in the clinic now.
So are you learning alot about the prevention and treatment of many oral diseases?
Yes, I am! Everything from cleaning teeth to spotting signs of oral cancer.  I have to admit, I'm kind of repulsed by saliva, though!
Saliva is a useful bodily fluid for assaying steroid hormones
Well, that's true. You can tell a lot about someone's health through saliva.  But I still find it gross. Maybe I'm in the wrong profession!
knowledge: Most importantly, they spend a large amount of time at each patient visit looking at the soft tissues of the oral cavity, where the early manifestations of oral cancer occur.
response: Yea, you are going to spend a large amount of time with each patient looking at the soft tissue of the oral cavity