A person whose job is to assist a dentist in the treatment of patients.
Example sentencesExamples
The service had 20 school clinics, staffed by 22 dentists, three dental therapists, and 25 dental nurses.
The dental nurse held my arm and squeezed it reassuringly while the dentist jammed a needle into my gum.
Often dentists will be managing a team of people encompassing dental nurses, hygienists, receptionists and others, so good administrative and managerial abilities are needed.
The young dental nurses learnt the ‘ins and outs’ of teeth by carving plaster cast moulds of the jaw, studying from the incisors to the molars.
Nearly 200 applicants were dentists, hygienists and dental nurses and a further 200 signed the register as doctors or nurses.
Definition of dental nurse in US English:
dental nurse
nounˈden(t)l nərs
A nurse who assists a dentist.
牙科护士
Example sentencesExamples
Often dentists will be managing a team of people encompassing dental nurses, hygienists, receptionists and others, so good administrative and managerial abilities are needed.
Nearly 200 applicants were dentists, hygienists and dental nurses and a further 200 signed the register as doctors or nurses.
The service had 20 school clinics, staffed by 22 dentists, three dental therapists, and 25 dental nurses.
The dental nurse held my arm and squeezed it reassuringly while the dentist jammed a needle into my gum.
The young dental nurses learnt the ‘ins and outs’ of teeth by carving plaster cast moulds of the jaw, studying from the incisors to the molars.