There’s a term for the fear of dentists — dentophobia — but we may need a new word for the fear of dental hygienists if the Strib keeps up this week’s pace of ominous items about the teeth-cleaning profession. First an op-ed raised the specter of unqualified, unsupervised dental hygienists taking drill and pliers to the mouths of Minnesota under legislation pending at the Capitol. Then, in today’s news, an Edina denizen says locals fear that affordable housing will bring “roving bands of dental hygienists going around the city stealing from people.” When dental hygienists rove into north Minneapolis, stripping copper from houses to melt into unlicensed fillings, that’ll be something to worry about.