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Reporting directly to the Health Director, the Dental Therapist is responsible for the development and implementation of a comprehensive dental program to meet the dental needs in the community of Southend.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Numeracy
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Dental Therapy Program offered by Health Canada
Additional Skills
- Supervise dental assistants in their health care functions
Dental Therapist Specific Skills
- Administer local anesthetics
- Take dental impressions
- Take, develop and mount X-rays
- Replace portions of crowns and perform other restoration techniques
- Remove stains and deposits from teeth
- Perform routine extraction of teeth
- Instruct patients regarding oral hygiene
- Fill cavities
- Diagnose type and severity of diseases
- Conduct initial dental assessments and consult with dentists on patient care
- Apply fluoride treatment
Work Setting
- Community health unit
Dental Hygienist Specific Skills
- Administer local anesthetics
- Take dental impressions
- Take, develop and mount X-rays
- Remove stains and deposits from teeth
- Instruct patients regarding oral hygiene
- Conduct initial dental assessments and consult with dentists on patient care
- Clean and stimulate the gums to prevent gum disease
- Apply and remove temporary dressings
- Apply fluoride treatment