DENTAL HYGIENIST

DENTAL HYGIENIST

Duties and responsabilities;

Dental hygienists provide preventive treatment for oral health problems. They also educate patients and promote dental health. They may be employed in healtgh, deparments , noursing ,homes,and dental schools and  hospitals but usually they work in private dental offices

.screen patients.

.take and develop radiographs.

Remove calculus and plaque from teeth.

.apply preventive treatments to teeth.

.caused patients on oral health and teeth

Perform dental office management duties.

Average salary ; 22,000-35,000

Educational requirements;

Dental hygienist must have a high school diploma or ged certificate before participating in dental hygienic education programs

Dental hygienist usually earn an associates degrre at a community college or private school,to practice,they must also earn a licence by passing the dental hygine national board examination.

Some hyeginist earn bachelors or masters degrre if they want to teach do research or broaden their scope into public health issues