| Job Title |
Dental Hygienist |
| Job Description |
Performs Dental Prophylaxis: Cleans Calcareous Deposits,
Accretions, And Stains From Teeth And Beneath Margins Of Gums,
Using Dental Instruments. Feels Lymph Nodes Under Patient's Chin
To Detect Swelling Or Tenderness That Could Indicate Presence
Of Oral Cancer. Feels And Visually Examines Gums For Sores And
Signs Of Disease. Examines Gums, Using Probes, To Locate
Periodontal Recessed Gums And Signs Of Gum Disease. Applies
Fluorides And Other Cavity Preventing Agents To Arrest Dental
Decay. Charts Conditions Of Decay And Disease For Diagnosis And
Treatment By Dentist. Exposes And Develops X-ray Film. Makes
Impressions For Study Casts. May Remove Sutures And Dressings.
May Administer Local Anesthetic Agents. May Place And Remove
Rubber Dams, Matrices, And Temporary Restorations. May Place,
Carve, And Finish Amalgam Restorations. May Remove Excess Cement
From Coronal Surfaces Of Teeth. May Provide Clinical Services
And Health Education To Improve And Maintain Oral Health Of
School Children. May Conduct Dental Health Clinics For Community
Groups To Augment Services Of Dentist.
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