Dental Assistants

"Dental Assistants" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Individuals who assist the dentist or the dental hygienist.

Descriptor ID	D003726
MeSH Number(s)	M01.526.485.067.105.250 N02.360.067.105.250
Concept/Terms	Dental Assistants Dental Assistants Assistants, Dental Nurses, Dental Dental Nurses Dental Nurse Nurse, Dental Assistant, Dental Dental Assistant

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Dental Assistants".

Named Groups [M]
Persons [M01]
Occupational Groups [M01.526]
Health Personnel [M01.526.485]
Allied Health Personnel [M01.526.485.067]
Dental Auxiliaries [M01.526.485.067.105]
Dental Assistants [M01.526.485.067.105.250]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services [N02]
Health Personnel [N02.360]
Allied Health Personnel [N02.360.067]
Dental Auxiliaries [N02.360.067.105]
Dental Assistants [N02.360.067.105.250]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Dental Assistants".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Dental Assistants".

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