Oral Care Professional

Duties and Responsibilities: A career as a dental hygienist offers a wide range of challenges. In the dental office, the dentist and the dental hygienist work together to meet the oral health needs of patients. Since each state has its own specific regulations regarding their responsibilities, the range of services performed by hygienists varies from state to state. Some of the services provided by dental hygienists may include:

·        patient screening procedures; such as assessment of oral health conditions, review of the health history, oral cancer screening, head and neck inspection, dental charting and taking blood pressure and pulse

• taking and developing dental radiographs (x-rays)
• removing calculus and plaque (hard and soft deposits) from all surfaces of the teeth
• applying preventive materials to the teeth (e.g., sealants and fluorides)

Average Salary: Median $68,437

Educational Requirements: This is a continuing education home-study activity. It has two parts—the course and the post-test. Most state dental boards will accept the course toward fulfillment of continuing education requirements for licensure renewal. However, the course is not valid unless you take the post-test and send it in to be graded. If you pass (19 or more correct answers), you will receive a certificate of completion that you can submit to your state dental board or keep on file in the event of an audit, depending on the rules in your state.

Reflection: In the future I would really love to one day be able to become an Oral Care Proffesional  to be able to keep my teeth nice and healthy.

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