Sentences with phrase «oral hygiene strategies»

Responsibilities * Assist the dentist during a variety of treatment procedures * Set up and breakdown operatory post treatment * Take dental radiographs (x-rays) * Manage infection control - prepare and sterilize instruments and equipment * Provide patients with instructions for oral care following all dental treatment procedures * Educate patients on appropriate oral hygiene strategies to maintain oral health * Perform various office tasks as necessary Minimum Education and Experience * Dental Assistant Certificate where state regulations specify * High School Diploma or equivalent

Greeting patients and introducing patients to the dental practice; seating patients in the treatment area; asking about the patient's medical history and taking blood pressure and pulse; assisting the dentist during a variety of treatment procedures; teaching patients appropriate oral hygiene strategies to maintain oral health; sterilization and preparation of instruments; taking impressions of teeth for study models; polishing clinical crowns; exposing and developing X-rays;

Teaching patients appropriate oral hygiene strategies to maintain oral health (e.g., toothbrushing, flossing and nutritional counseling);

Trained on the job in taking and developing x-rays, preparing and sterilizing equipment, taking impression of patients» teeth for study casts, teaching appropriate oral hygiene strategies, and office management

● Particularly effective in providing patients with instructions for dental care and appropriate oral hygiene strategies for maintaining dental health.

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Thousands of deaths could be averted through a combined prevention and treatment strategy — interventions such as improved mother and child nutrition, optimal breastfeeding practices; Oral Rehydration Therapy [ORT]; new low - osmolarity formulations of ORS; incorporating rotavirus vaccines; zinc supplementation during diarrhoea episodes; immunizing all children against measles; appropriate drug therapy; increased access to safe clean water and sanitation facilities and improved personal and domestic hygiene, including keeping food and water clean and washing hands before touching food.