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Dental Hygienists

Administer oral hygiene care to patients. Assess patient oral hygiene problems or needs and maintain health records. Advise patients on oral health maintenance and disease prevention. May provide advanced care such as providing fluoride treatment or administering topical anesthesia.

Tasks
16 tasks14 core, 2 supplemental
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Healthcare PractitionersOne of its 96 occupations
Code
29-1292.00SOC 2018: 29-1292

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14 core tasks and 2 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.

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Core: central to the jobSupplemental: done by some, not all

  1. Task 1. Record and review patient medical histories.Core taskTask 18536Rated by 54 people who do the job, August 2021
  2. Task 2. Feel and visually examine gums for sores and signs of disease.Core taskTask 417Rated by 54 people who do the job, August 2021
  3. Task 3. Examine gums, using probes, to locate periodontal recessed gums and signs of gum disease.Core taskTask 421Rated by 53 people who do the job, August 2021
  4. Task 4. Clean calcareous deposits, accretions, and stains from teeth and beneath margins of gums, using dental instruments.Core taskTask 416Rated by 53 people who do the job, August 2021
  5. Task 5. Provide clinical services or health education to improve and maintain the oral health of patients or the general public.Core taskTask 18537Rated by 52 people who do the job, August 2021
  6. Task 6. Chart conditions of decay and disease for diagnosis and treatment by dentist.Core taskTask 418Rated by 53 people who do the job, August 2021
  7. Task 7. Expose and develop x-ray film.Core taskTask 422Rated by 54 people who do the job, August 2021
  8. Task 8. Attend continuing education courses to maintain or update skills.Core taskTask 23921Rated by 53 people who do the job, August 2021
  9. Task 9. Apply fluorides or other cavity preventing agents to arrest dental decay.Core taskTask 420Rated by 54 people who do the job, August 2021
  10. Task 10. Maintain dental equipment and sharpen and sterilize dental instruments.Core taskTask 18538Rated by 53 people who do the job, August 2021
  11. Task 11. Maintain patient recall system.Core taskTask 18539Rated by 53 people who do the job, August 2021
  12. Task 12. Feel lymph nodes under patient's chin to detect swelling or tenderness that could indicate presence of oral cancer.Core taskTask 419Rated by 54 people who do the job, August 2021
  13. Task 13. Administer local anesthetic agents.Core taskTask 427Rated by 54 people who do the job, August 2021
  14. Task 14. Remove excess cement from coronal surfaces of teeth.Core taskTask 424Rated by 53 people who do the job, August 2021
  15. Task 15. Conduct dental health clinics for community groups to augment services of dentist.Supplemental taskTask 428Rated by 53 people who do the job, August 2021
  16. Task 16. Make impressions for study casts.Supplemental taskTask 425Rated by 53 people who do the job, August 2021

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    O*NET 29.0, U.S. Department of LaborEmployment and Training Administration
  2. Classification
    Standard Occupational Classification 2018, 29-1292
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