Oral Care professional

Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Patient screening procedures: such as assessment of oral health conditions, review of the health history, oral cancer screening head and neck inspection, dental charting and taking blood pressure and pulse
• taking and developing dental radiographs

• removing calculus and plaque  from all surfaces of the teeth
• applying preventive materials to the teeth

Salary: 

$70,210

Education:

 Dental hygienists typically need an associates degree in dental hygiene. Bachelors degrees in dental hygiene are also available, but are less common. a bachelors or masters degree is usually required for research, teaching, or clinical practice in public or school health programs.