Dental Hygienist
A Professional Dental Hygenist is a person who is registered with a dental association and licenced to practice and provide oral health care in a professional manner. The main duties entrusted to a dental hygienist are dental health education, oral hygiene instruction, dietary counselling, taking histories, examination and recording of conditions of the hard and soft tissues and the recording of periodontal disease, radiography, impressions, study models, fluoride therapy, fissure sealants, polishing restorations, overhang removal, temporary restorations, scaling and prophylaxis, root debridement, rubber dam application, removal of sutures, periodontal dressings, application of desensitising agents and remineralising agents, orthodontic procedures,
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It says a dental hygienist should demonstrate appropriate caring towards patients and respect professional boundaries. They must have the understanding of providing safe and effective patient-centered care in an ethical manner and applying the knowledge of scientific, clinical and technical skills …show more content…
Their decisions must be based on what is best for the patient and their needs, not the financial benefits to the practice or any other reason. Recording the history of the patient, assessing, examine and interpret, planning, understanding the needs of patients, explain the plan of treatment, recognising the factors affecting the treatment, obtain and record informed consent, pain management, giving respect..etc are included in what it mean to be a patient-centered care for a dental hygienist.
Development of knowledge, skills, and professional behaviour must continue throughout a practitioner's working life. Good practice involves keeping knowledge and skills up to date to ensure that practitioners continue to work within their competence and scope of practice. The National Law requires practitioners to undertake CPD. The Dental Hygienist's Association of Australia provides a dental hygenist advice on a great many hygienes related issues from the scope of practice to best treatment
It says a dental hygienist should demonstrate appropriate caring towards patients and respect professional boundaries. They must have the understanding of providing safe and effective patient-centered care in an ethical manner and applying the knowledge of scientific, clinical and technical skills …show more content…
Their decisions must be based on what is best for the patient and their needs, not the financial benefits to the practice or any other reason. Recording the history of the patient, assessing, examine and interpret, planning, understanding the needs of patients, explain the plan of treatment, recognising the factors affecting the treatment, obtain and record informed consent, pain management, giving respect..etc are included in what it mean to be a patient-centered care for a dental hygienist.
Development of knowledge, skills, and professional behaviour must continue throughout a practitioner's working life. Good practice involves keeping knowledge and skills up to date to ensure that practitioners continue to work within their competence and scope of practice. The National Law requires practitioners to undertake CPD. The Dental Hygienist's Association of Australia provides a dental hygenist advice on a great many hygienes related issues from the scope of practice to best treatment