Clinical Skills

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