PRESENTATION

DENTAL HYGIENIST

PERFORMED BY A 3RD-YEAR STUDENT OF

KYIV MEDICAL UNIVERSITY VALERIA
HARBARUK
DENTAL HYGIENISTS ARE
DENTAL CARE PROFESSIONALS
AND WORK AS PART OF THE
DENTAL TEAM.
WHILE DENTISTS CONCENTRATE
ON TREATING TOOTH AND GUM
CONDITIONS, THE DENTAL
HYGIENIST HAS A VITAL ROLE IN
HELPING TO PREVENT
PROBLEMS FROM ARISING.
DENTAL HYGIENISTS CARRY OUT PROCEDURES SUCH AS
SCALING

AND POLISHING TEETH,

AND APPLYING TOPICAL FLUORIDE AND FISSURE

SEALANTS.
THE DENTAL HYGIENIST ASSESSES THE
PATIENT'S ORAL TISSUES AND OVERALL
HEALTH DETERMINING THE PRESENCE OR
ABSENCE OF DISEASE, OTHER
ABNORMALITIES AND DISEASE RISKS
THE DENTAL
HYGIENIST DEVELOPS
A DENTAL HYGIENE
DIAGNOSIS BASED ON
CLINICAL FINDINGS;
FORMULATES
TREATMENT CARE
PLANS
THE DENTAL HYGIENIST EDUCATES
PATIENTS REGARDING ORAL HYGIENE
AND PREVENTIVE ORAL CARE.
Dental laboratory technician is generally a highly
skilled person who constructs artificial dentures,
bridges and other dental appliances. Some of
technicians perform all types of laboratory work, but
others specialize in one aspect of constructing
dentures.
Dental assistants greatly increase the
efficiency of the dentist in the delivery
of quality oral health care and are
valuable members of the dental care
team. The duties of a dental assistant
are among the most comprehensive
and varied in the dental office.
• The dental assistant’s responsibilities may include:
• assisting the dentist during a variety of treatment procedures
• taking and developing dental radiographs (x-rays)
• asking about the patient's medical history and taking blood pressure and pulse
• preparing and sterilizing instruments and equipment
• helping patients feel comfortable before, during and after dental treatment
• providing patients with instructions for oral care following surgery or other dental treatment
procedures, such as the placement of a restoration (filling)
• teaching patients appropriate oral hygiene strategies to maintain oral health (e.g., toothbrushing,
flossing and nutritional counseling)
• taking impressions of patients' teeth for study casts (models of teeth)
• performing office management tasks that often require the use of a personal computer
• communicating with patients
• helping to provide direct patient care in all dental specialties, including orthodontics, pediatric
dentistry