Dental Therapist Job at Medifield Healthcare Limited

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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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