To give our members the best oral health care, when you visit a Health Partners Dental practice, you will see one or more of our experienced dental practitioners. Our dental hygienists and oral health therapists work alongside our dentists to provide you with the best possible care and oral health.
Dental hygienists and oral health therapists are both registered dental professionals. However, their roles and focus areas are different.
Dental hygienists work together with dentist to provide integrated oral health care. Dental hygienists focus on prevention and education to treat and prevent gum disease.
When you visit a Health Partners Dental hygienist, you can expect:
In addition to fulfilling the role of a dental hygienist, our oral health therapists are specially trained to work independently to provide high quality dental care to children and teenagers under the age of 18 years.
This training allows them to provide:
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© Copyright Health Partners. 2025 All Rights Reserved.
Health Partners is committed to providing quality and affordable health care, and we value our members and our obligation to protect your privacy. As part of our responsibility in protecting your privacy, from time to time we review our policies to ensure we are meeting our obligations. We have recently made some updates to our Privacy Policy. Please click here to view the Health Partners Privacy Policy.
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