Dental Hygiene Skills – Industry Knowledge:
- Thorough review of health history, noting contraindications and other health concerns as needed
- Intraoral and extraoral examinations
- Oral cancer examinations
- Blood pressure screenings
- Dietary counseling for the prevention of dental decay
- Screenings for periodontal disease
- Screenings for dental caries
- Oral hygiene instruction
- Fluoride treatment
- Performs diagnostic and panoramic x-rays, digital imaging, interprets dental radiographs
- Pit and fissure Sealants
- Scaling and root planing
- Engine and air polishing for stain removal
- Selective follow-up periodontal maintenance therapy
- Prevention of blood-borne diseases in compliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the American Dental Education Association (ADEA), and the American Dental Association (ADA) recommendations
- Gentle instrumentation and optimal removal of plaque, tartar and bacteria above and below the gum line
- Utilize cavitron and piezo sonic scalers, hand scale periodontal patients with type I to type III periodontal disease
- Administer local and topical anesthetic agents and nitrous oxide
- Provide preventive, therapeutic and educational methods for controlling oral disease as an aid to patients
- Arestin professional periodontitis treatment and evaluation
- Alginate impressions
- Recognizes orofacial myofunctional disorders
- Highly effective communicator experienced in treating a diverse client population including pediatric patients
- Legal and regulatory principles and standards
- Ethical decision making
- Service learning
- Practices within the context of professional obligations and jurisdictional Code of Ethics
- Demonstrates personal/professional responsibility to the welfare of society through service activities
- Participates in professional organizations at the local, state and national levels
- Self-assessment of competence
- Demonstration of responsibility and accountability for actions within the various roles of the dental hygienist
- Identification of community resources for referrals
- Implementation of corrective measures to address personal and professional deficiencies of self
- Establishment of a patient dialogue to obtain demographic, medical, family and dental histories, psychological and socioeconomic information relevant to dental hygiene care; and patient expectations and goals for dental hygiene care
- Establishment of a patient dialogue to obtain and record the chief complaint of the patient and the history of the present illness
- Establishment of and maintenance of the patient record as an accurate and consistent legal document of patient encounters
- Identification of the patient’s record including but not limited to medication(s), potential effect(s) on dental and systemic health and impact on dental treatment
- Identification of the signs and management of the symptoms of medical emergencies
- Identification of the signs of physical, psychological, verbal and substance abuse
- Interpretation and correlation of examination and assessment findings
- Determination of the unmet needs of the patient based on analysis of assessment findings
- Formulation of dental hygiene diagnosis
- Provision of humane and compassionate care to all patients
Interpersonal & Critical Thinking Skills:
- Patient management
- Behavioral modification strategies
- Excellent time management
- Highly adaptable
- Excellent patient relationship skills
- Leadership
- Coaching
- Mentoring
- Client services
- Fundraising
- Team building
- Public speaking
- Leadership development
- Training
- Delegating tasks
- Conflict resolution
- Reflective listening
- Emotional and behavioral development and sensitivity
- Able to identify the physiological and psychological indications of anxiety and fear
- Addresses patient concerns/issues/problems
- Behavior modification and motivation techniques
- Cognitive barriers
- Counseling skills and motivational interviewing principles
- Social and behavioral applied sciences
- Fear and anxiety management
- Special patient needs
- Geriatrics
- Cultural competence
- Influence of culture on health and illness behaviors
- Influence of culture related to oral health
- Trends in health care
- Health care policy
- Economic principles of health care delivery
- Health care organization and delivery models
- Quality assessment and quality assurance
- Relationship of systemic health to oral health and disease
- Impact of political and social climate on health care delivery
- Critically evaluates health care literature
- Critically evaluates sales and continuing education presentations
- Application of scientific method to clinical problem-solving
- Evidence-based delivery of oral health care
- Clinical reasoning skills
- Diagnostic skills
- Treatment planning
- Self-assessment
- Reading comprehension
- Verbal and written communication skills
- Computer literacy
- Risk assessment
- Principles of record keeping/documentation
- Concepts of professional liability
- Risk management protocols
- Legal responsibilities in patient care management
- Management of patient information
- Elements of applicable local, state and federal regulations
Investment Management Skills – Industry Knowledge:
- Asset management
- Software project management
- Emerging markets
- Electronic trading
- Asset allocation
- International trading
- Event planning
- Marketing
- Entrepreneurship
- Project management
- Equity trading
- Options trading
- Mutual funds trading
- Equity research
- Employment laws and regulations
- Software installation
- Alternative investments
- Business strategy
- Investment strategies
- Portfolio management
- Strategic decision making
- Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
- Social media marketing
- Strategic planning
- Corporate communications
- Competitive strategies
- Business analysis
- Sales leadership
- Analytical reasoning
- Portfolio performance analysis
- Computer software training
- Equity valuation