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Job Description:
Jobs in this
category support and assist the Dentist, Orthodontist and Oral
Surgeon in their care of patients; by direct patient care,
maintaining supplies and equipment, and creating oral devices
used by patients:
Denturist
Dental Laboratory Technician
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Make and repair
dentures, crowns, bridges, braces, and other dental
prostheses according to dentists' prescriptions.
Dental Assistant
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Greet and prepare patients,
record health history, schedule visits, and bookkeeping.
Assist Dentists during procedures: take and develop x-rays,
prepare dental compounds; take, pour and trim dental
impressions, and seat temporary restorations. Maintain
instruments and supplies.
Dental Hygienist
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A licensed professional with
hands-on preventive healthcare responsibilities: examine, clean and polish teeth;
administer local anesthetics; place temporary and permanent
fillings; take impressions of teeth; give fluoride
treatments; apply sealants; and take and process X-rays.
Hygienists also educate patients regarding proper oral
healthcare.
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