Community Dental Health Coordinator
The ADA is pleased to announce the creation of a Community Dental Health Coordinator model training program. The program is an initiative to bring greater access to oral health care to underserved communities and will be piloted in several locations later in 2008.
Dental Hygienist
Dental hygienists are important members of the dental health care team who work with dentists in the delivery of dental care to patients. Hygienists use their knowledge and clinical skills to provide dental hygiene care for patients. They use their interpersonal skills to motivate and instruct patients on methods to prevent oral disease and to maintain oral health.
Dental Laboratory Technician
The dental laboratory technician takes on significant responsibility as a member of the dental health care team. Since each dental patient's specific needs are different, the duties of a dental technician are comprehensive and varied. Technicians work with a variety of materials, as well as sophisticated instruments and equipment, to create dental prostheses— replacements for damaged or missing tooth structure.
Dental Assistant
A career as a dental assistant offers many challenges. In addition to assisting the dentist during a variety of procedures, other specific tasks dental assistants may perform include taking and developing dental radiographs (x-rays), sterilizing instruments and equipment and taking impressions of patients' teeth.
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