Dental Therapist at Zoom 36 Dental Clinic

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Dental therapists work as part of a team, providing clinical treatments prescribed by a dentist.

• A dental therapist certified by the board under may perform the following services and procedures pursuant to the written collaborative management agreement with a Dentist:
•  An oral evaluation and assessment of dental disease and the formulation of an individualized treatment plan authorized by the collaborating dentist;
• Nonsurgical extractions of permanent teeth as limited in subdivision 3, paragraph (b).
• Oral health instruction and disease prevention education, including nutritional counseling and dietary analysis
•  Preliminary charting of the oral cavity 
• Making radiographs
• Mechanical polishing
•  Application of topical preventive or prophylactic agents, including fluoride varnishes and pit and fissure sealants
•  Pulp vitality testing
• Application of desensitizing medication or resin
•  Fabrication of athletic mouth guards
• Placement of temporary restorations
•  Fabrication of soft occlusal guards
• Tissue conditioning and soft reline
•  Atraumatic restorative therapy
•  Dressing changes
•  Tooth re-implantation
• Administration of local anesthetic
•  Administration of nitrous oxide