Detailed description of clinical skills and knowledge:
- Oral cancer screening of palpable lymph nodes and head, neck, and intra-oral abnormalities
- Blood Pressure Screening and Caries Risk Assessment
- Periodontal and Dental assessment and screening
- Scaling and Root Planing: ultrasonic and hand scaling
- Periodontal Debridement
- Pain Management
- competent at administering Local Anesthesia to the following sites: Local papillary infiltration, ASA, PSA, MSA, AMSA, GP, Mental Infiltration, Lingual Infiltration, and Long Buccal infiltration
- Patient management and education of oral hygiene homecare techniques
- Air polishing and Engine polishing
- Fluoride application – gel trays and varnish
- Film and Digital radiographic exposure protocol and procedures
- Arestin Placement and Evaluation
- Application of preventive sealants using rubber dam and cotton roll technique
- Competent in taking impressions for creating diagnostic models
- Creation of diagnostic models
- Periodontal dressing
- Management of pediatric patients and patients with medical conditions