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Job Description

Clean teeth and examine oral areas, head, and neck for signs of oral disease. May educate patients on oral hygiene, take and develop x rays, or apply fluoride or sealants.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-2021.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 73,440.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 35.00
Currently, there are 204,990 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Dental Hygienists”.

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Tasks for “Pediatric Dental Hygienist”

Clean calcareous deposits, accretions, and stains from teeth and beneath margins of gums, using dental instruments.
Examine gums, using probes, to locate periodontal recessed gums and signs of gum disease.
Maintain dental equipment and sharpen and sterilize dental instruments.
Conduct dental health clinics for community groups to augment services of dentist.
Apply fluorides or other cavity preventing agents to arrest dental decay.
Administer local anesthetic agents.
Expose and develop x-ray film.
Provide clinical services or health education to improve and maintain the oral health of patients or the general public.
Feel lymph nodes under patient's chin to detect swelling or tenderness that could indicate presence of oral cancer.
Remove sutures and dressings.
Feel and visually examine gums for sores and signs of disease.
Record and review patient medical histories.
Make impressions for study casts.
Chart conditions of decay and disease for diagnosis and treatment by dentist.
Remove excess cement from coronal surfaces of teeth.
Place and remove rubber dams, matrices, and temporary restorations.
Maintain patient recall system.

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