Skills developed from the program:
- Blood pressure screenings
- Identify contraindications with thorough medical history
- Charting with Dentimax
- Extra oral and intra oral cancer screening
- Exposing and interpreting dental radiographs (FMS, HBW, VBW, PAN)
- Dental caries screening
- Periodontal disease screening
- Identify attrition, abrasion, abfraction, erosion
- Calculus detection
- Scaling and root planing with hand scalers and ultrasonics
- Air polishing
- Engine polishing
- Fluoride treatment with tray or varnaish
- Pit and fissure sealants with rubber dam and cotton rolls
- Administer Oraqix and local anesthesia for pain management
- Arestin placement and evaluation
- Taking alginate impressions
- IRM placement with matrix band
- Periodontal dressing placements and removal
- Educate patients on oral hygiene instructions based on their needs
