Dental Healthcare Hygienist

Dental Prophylaxis And Therapeutic Care

Performs various advanced dental prophylaxis and provides therapeutic care in cases of acute gingivitis and periodontal disease around natural teeth, dental implants.

Performs deep scaling, root planning, and sub-gingival curettage under local anesthesia.

Instructs patients at chair-side and provide small group seminars in oral hygiene, to include brushing, flossing, and adjunctive periodontal cleaning aids to improve effectiveness in oral hygiene.

Completes all preparation for dental hygiene treatment and preliminary dental examination, using knowledge of infection control procedures and Occupation Safety and Safety Health Administration (OSHA) guidelines.

Completes preliminary dental examinations using knowledge of dental and oral anatomy, physiology, histology, radiology, nutrition, and ability to maintain dental records.

Administers local anesthesia by infiltration when authorized and credentialed with proper licensing under the direct supervision of a Dental Officer.

Using knowledge of dental and oral anatomy, physiology, histology, radiology, nutrition, principles and techniques of preventive dentistry.

Performs postoperative care, provides oral hygiene instructions and educates patients on daily oral home health care and administers professional fluoride treatment.

Takes intra-oral impressions to prepare study models.