Andrea Szabó, dental-hygienist, Budapest, Hungary

Andrea Szabó

Andrea Szabó's roles: Leading assistant, dental-hygienist

Experience: 17 years

Education/training details:

2008 – ÁNTSZ / official X-ray professional exam

2003 - 2008 – Lectures and extension courses on Dental World

2003 - 2007 – Participation in many dental-hygienist conferences

2004 – The role of dental hygiene in sealing pit and fissure (National Stomatology Centre)

2004 – The preventive tasks of an oral-hygienist (National Stomatology Centre)

2003 – The role of clinical dental hygiene in teeth whitening (Clinics of Parodontal Diseases)

2003 – The role of dental hygiene in teeth whitening and treating tooth sensitivity (Am. Dental Co.)

Work specialization: Clinical dental-hygienist

Language skills: Hungarian

Colleagues’ opininons: 'Our serene leading assistant is taking tender care of our patients as well as her colleagues. Her calm personality helps to relax even the most worried patients. She is able to make decisions quickly, this why she is handling the tasks of the assistants. She is very highly educated, she has got a degree in dental hygiene, she is treating her patients fondly.'

Personal philosophy: 'Prevention above all.'

Toothpaste used by her:* 'Sensodyne products.'

Toothbrush used by her:* 'I am happy to try any new products, I prefer the toothbrushes with medium-soft bristles though.'

Other dental tools used by her:* 'Curaprox CPS 06 prime (interdental brush)'

* This is not an advertisement, but her personal opinion.