Dental hygienists and dental therapists
Provide dental hygiene treatment to your patients. Share information to help them prevent disease and maintain healthy teeth and a healthy mouth. Dental therapists might also have the opportunity to travel throughout the province to offer dental care.
Description
Dental hygienists provide dental hygiene treatment and information related to the prevention of diseases and disorders of the teeth and mouth. They are employed in dentists' offices, hospitals, clinics, educational institutions, government agencies and private industry. Dental therapists carry out limited dental services related to the prevention and treatment of diseases and disorders of the teeth and mouth. They are employed by the federal government and the provincial governments to provide services in rural and remote communities.
Profile(s)
- Investigative
- Realistic
- Social
Each profession is associated with a combination of three initial letters corresponding to one of the six RIASEC profiles. Profile combinations are determined based on skills, fields of interest and certain personality traits.
Main tasks
Dental hygienists
- Conduct an initial dental assessment and consult with dentists on patient care
- Take dental impressions
- Instruct patients regarding oral hygiene procedures
- Clean and stimulate the gums to prevent gum disease
- Remove stains and deposits from teeth to prevent tooth and root decay
- Apply fluoride treatment
- Take and develop X-rays
- May perform restorative and orthodontic procedures under the direction of a dentist
- May supervise dental assistants in their health care functions.
Dental therapists
- Conduct dental assessments and consult with dentist on patient care
- Take dental impressions
- Take and develop X-rays
- Remove stains and deposits from teeth to prevent tooth and root decay
- Apply fluoride treatment
- Instruct patients regarding oral hygiene procedures
- Supervise dental assistants in their health care functions
- May drill and fill cavities, extract teeth and replace portions of tooth crown.
Training
DIPLOMA OF COLLEGE STUDIES (DCS)
- Cégep de Trois-Rivières www.cegeptr.qc.ca
- Cégep de St-Hyacinthe www.cegepsth.qc.ca
- Cégep Édouard Montpetit www.cegepmontpetit.ca
- Cégep de Maisonneuve www.cmaisonneuve.qc.ca
- Cégep de l'Outaouais cegepoutaouais.qc.ca
- Cégep François-Xavier Garneau www.cegepgarneau.ca
- Cégep de Chicoutimi cchic.ca
- Cégep John Abbott www.johnabbott.qc.ca
- Cégep régional de Lanaudière à Terrebonne www.cegep-lanaudiere.qc.ca/terrebonne
More information
More information on this job on IMT online
This trade is in highest demand in these regions:
- Bas-Saint-Laurent
- Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
- Estrie
- Abitibi-Témiscamingue
- Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine
- Lanaudière
- Centre-du-Québec