Clinical Skills 

During my time in the City Tech Dental Hygiene program, I was able to develop a number of varied skills that will allow me to thrive in my dental hygiene career. Through many hours of training, experience, and practice I am confident in these skills and can’t wait to utilize them in the real world!

 

• Blood pressure screening
• Head/Neck and Intraoral cancer screening
• Dental exam and periodontal screening
• Exposing, mounting and interpreting radiographs (FMS, PAN, Bitewings)
• Administering local anesthesia (Infiltration)
• Applying Oraqix and topical agents
• Administering Arestin and evaluating pocket depths before and after
• Nitrous Oxide administration
• Deep scaling and root planning with the use of ultrasonic and hand scalers
• Fluoride treatments (Foam, gel, varnish)
• Taking and pouring alginate impressions
• Air polishing and engine polishing
• Periodontal dressing placement and removal
• Placement of sealants using rubber dam and cotton roll isolation
• Using Dentrix and Dentimax computer system