Dental hygienists create professional and therapeutic relationships with their patients by maintaining professional boundaries. These guidelines discuss the dental hygienist/patient relationship and identify situations that may compromise professional boundaries.

Includes information about:

• Unprofessional conduct
• Defining sexual abuse and misconduct
• Providing dental hygiene services to a spouse or partner
• The dental hygienist/patient relationship
  • Defining professional boundaries
  • Warning signs for boundary violations
  • Dating former patients

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