Dental Therapy Dual qualification of dental therapy and dental - PDF document

Dental Therapy � Dual qualification of dental therapy and dental hygiene � What I do in dental therapy: � Restorations � Pulpotomy & stainless steel crowns � Fissure seals � Rubber dam use � Caries prevention � Extraction of decidious teeth � Adult dental therapy-minimal restorations in adult teeth

Stainless steel crown

Instruments � Domian explorer-residual calculus � Gracey Curette 15/16 & ½ � The technique used is the same

Uniforms � I arrive at the clinic in my uniform � Clinic provides our gowns � Closed toed shoes

Infection control � I always have to wear safety glasses � Use of gloves

Sterilisation and Disinfection � Instruments are sterilised away from clinic. � I have a special instrument room at clinic � Green tracking sheet � Everything is covered in plastic

Patient appointment � I have a 1hour 15min appointment with patient � First appointment is exam and periodontal chart depending on patients CPITN score � 10 chairs, 5 in hygiene & 5 in therapy � Only at the clinic when we have a patient � I assist for 2 patients in the morning and operate for 2 patients in the afternoon � Clinical teachers check our work at every stage during treatment

Patient appointment � Qualifiers and Competencies � Titanium-record keeping � Use local anaesthetics before deep scaling and restorations in therapy � I don't use air flow at my clinic � I don't instruct my patient to use interdental brushes in their pockets only in between the interdental space. � You are only allowed to be treated at the clinic in Australia if you have a concession card and it’s free

What else our course involves � When I'm not at clinic: � Residential care facility-5 days � Bendigo Community Health � Orthodontics � Tooth whitening � 2 ½ year course including a summer semester- equivalent to 6 semesters