The dental team member who is responsible for cleaning, providing dental prophylaxis, removing deposits from the teeth, and patient education is ________

a. the dental hygienist
b. the dental assistant
c. both a and b
d. neither a nor b


a
RATIONALE: The dental team member who is responsible for cleaning, providing dental prophylaxis, removing deposits from the teeth, and patient education is the dental hygienist.

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