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# Tasks & work activities — dental hygienist
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Source: O*NET 30.3, occupation 29-1292.00 (Dental Hygienists).
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## Task statements
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- **[Core]** Record and review patient medical histories.
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- **[Core]** Provide clinical services or health education to improve and maintain the oral health of patients or the general public.
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- **[Core]** Maintain dental equipment and sharpen and sterilize dental instruments.
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- **[Core]** Maintain patient recall system.
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- **[Core]** Attend continuing education courses to maintain or update skills.
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- **[Core]** Clean calcareous deposits, accretions, and stains from teeth and beneath margins of gums, using dental instruments.
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- **[Core]** Feel and visually examine gums for sores and signs of disease.
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- **[Core]** Chart conditions of decay and disease for diagnosis and treatment by dentist.
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- **[Core]** Feel lymph nodes under patient's chin to detect swelling or tenderness that could indicate presence of oral cancer.
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- **[Core]** Apply fluorides or other cavity preventing agents to arrest dental decay.
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- **[Core]** Examine gums, using probes, to locate periodontal recessed gums and signs of gum disease.
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- **[Core]** Expose and develop x-ray film.
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- **[Core]** Remove excess cement from coronal surfaces of teeth.
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- **[Core]** Administer local anesthetic agents.
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- **[Supplemental]** Make impressions for study casts.
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- **[Supplemental]** Conduct dental health clinics for community groups to augment services of dentist.
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## Detailed work activities
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- Administer anesthetics or sedatives to control pain.
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- Attend training sessions or professional meetings to develop or maintain professional knowledge.
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- Direct healthcare delivery programs.
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- Examine mouth, teeth, gums, or related facial structures.
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- Fabricate medical devices.
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- Maintain current knowledge related to work activities.
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- Maintain medical equipment or instruments.
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- Operate diagnostic or therapeutic medical instruments or equipment.
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- Process x-rays or other medical images.
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- Provide health and wellness advice to patients, program participants, or caregivers.
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- Record patient medical histories.
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- Schedule appointments.
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- Schedule patient procedures or appointments.
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- Sterilize medical equipment or instruments.
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- Treat dental problems or diseases.
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