▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ireland , ▁it ▁is ▁often ▁dent al ▁n urs es ▁( and ▁teeth ▁wh iten ing ▁techn icians ) ▁who ▁carry ▁out ▁teeth ▁wh iten ing ▁procedures ▁rather ▁than ▁dent ists . ▁ ▁This ▁practice ▁mainly ▁occurs ▁in ▁clin ics ▁foc using ▁sole ly ▁on ▁las er ▁teeth ▁wh iten ing . ▁In ▁Ireland , ▁registration ▁as ▁a ▁dent al ▁nur se ▁with ▁The ▁Irish ▁D ental ▁Council ▁is ▁volunt ary ; ▁however , ▁n urs es ▁who ▁are ▁registered ▁and ▁who ▁carry ▁out ▁teeth ▁wh iten ing ▁may ▁face ▁discipl inary ▁action ▁if ▁caught . ▁ ▁Notable ▁dent al ▁assist ants ▁Marie ▁F oster ▁Les ley ▁Lang ley ▁Sue ▁Wild ing ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁▁ ▁D ent istry ▁D ental ▁auxili ary ▁D ental ▁ther ap ist ▁D ental ▁h yg ien ist ▁D ental ▁techn ician ▁ ▁Register ed ▁D ental ▁Nur se ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : D ent istry ▁occup ations <0x0A> </s> ▁Pol ić ▁() ▁is ▁a ▁Ser bo - C ro at ian ▁surname , ▁worn ▁by ▁eth nic ▁Cro ats ▁and ▁Ser bs , ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁former ▁Y ug oslav ▁republic s ▁of ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz egov ina , ▁Cro atia , ▁Mont en eg ro ▁and ▁Ser bia . ▁The ▁surname ▁may ▁refer ▁to : ▁▁ ▁G ord ana – N ade ž da ▁Pol ić , ▁known ▁as ▁Ana ▁Bek uta ▁( born ▁ 1 9 5 9 ), ▁Ser bian ▁singer ▁ ▁Vladimir ▁Pol ić ▁(