Job Title: Dental Therapist
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Employer: Medifield Healthcare Limited
Responsibilities:
• Perform oral health assessments on children, adolescents and teenagers that include taking a health history, dental charting, oral cancer screening, tooth decay screening;
• Perform a dental examination for treatment planning;
• Make impressions of the teeth for plaster study models and mouthguard construction;
• Provide routine dental treatment for children (age limitations vary per state/territory);
• Protect the vitality of teeth from extensive decay by pulp capping primary and permanent teeth;
• Refer patients with complex dental conditions to an appropriate dentist or specialist dentist;
• ate children, either individually in a dental clinic or through classroom lessons, to maintain good oral health;
• Educate the community through health promotion campaigns on the principles of preventive dentistry either singularly or in collaboration with allied health professionals: address parents' groups, play groups and citizens' associations; and
• Consult with those involved in providing nutrition to children: i.e. managers of school canteens, parents, etc
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