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20250616605Provide basic oral health services for prevention and treatment of dental and oral diseases and disorders.
Some or all of the following licenses, certificates or degrees may be required to work in this career.
Accept accountability for one`s own professional activities and recognize the limits of one`s own sc...
Apply preventive and prophylactic substances, such as sealants and fluoride, to the teeth according ...
Apply professional and evidence based assessment, goal setting, delivery of intervention and evaluat...
Employ a set of organizational techniques and procedures which facilitate the achievement of the set...
Communicate effectively with patients, families and other caregivers, health care professionals, and...
Comply with the regional and national health legislation which regulates relations between suppliers...
Contribute to the delivery of coordinated and continuous healthcare.
Counsel patients about good nutrition and its impact on oral health.
Assess the signs and be well-prepared for a situation that poses an immediate threat to a person's h...
Recognize and handle the fears of patients undergoing a dental treatment.
Develop a mutually collaborative therapeutic relationship during treatment, fostering and gaining he...
Educate patients on improving oral healthcare and preventing dental diseases, promoting brushing, fl...
Understand the background of clients` and patients’ symptoms, difficulties and behavior. Be empathet...
Make sure that healthcare users are being treated professionally, effectively and safe from harm, ad...
Evaluate the outcome of a dental hygiene intervention using indices, instruments, examination techni...
Follow agreed protocols and guidelines in support of healthcare practice which are provided by healt...
Work directly with dentists by following their detailed instuctions.
Provide useful information related to health care professions to ensure policy decisions are made in...
Communicate with clients and their carer’s, with the patient’s permission, to keep them informed abo...
Make the required records for the laboratory fabrication of dental prostheses and appliances.
Give attention to what other people say, patiently understand points being made, asking questions as...
Implement a set of measures to prevent and control infections, formulating and establishing health a...
Create a dental chart of the patient`s mouth in order to provide information on tooth decay, cavitie...
Intervene in dental hygiene to eliminate and control local etiologic factors, in order to prevent ca...
Take and develop dental radiographs or x-rays for patients, by properly positioning the patient and ...
Maintain metal, gold and amalgam dental restorations by polishing in order to mitigate the effects o...
Promote adherence to local, regional, and national Health and Safety legislation, policies, guidelin...
Promote inclusion in health care and social services and respect diversity of beliefs, culture, valu...
Provide evidence based strategies to promote healthy living, disease prevention and management.
Remove calculus, plaque, and stains from all surfaces of the teeth according to the dentist`s direct...
Cope with pressure and respond appropriately and in time to unexpected and rapidly changing situatio...
Use mobile health technologies and e-health (online applications and services) in order to enhance t...
Communicate in foreign languages with healthcare users, their carers, or services providers. Use for...
Interact, relate and communicate with individuals from a variety of different cultures, when working...
Participate in the delivery of multidisciplinary health care, and understand the rules and competenc...