Examines and treats diseases of the teeth in preschool, primary and secondary school children under the general supervision of a Dentist. Registration or licensing is required.
Previously referred to in ASCO as:
3492-11 Dental Therapist
移民澳洲时，411214 牙科治疗师 Dental Therapist 属于 VETASSESS Group E 类职业，专科学历，需要专业相关且近五年内最少有一年毕业后相关工作经验。不认可毕业前工作经验。职业评估不需要雅思，评估函永久有效。具体评估要求：
此职业要求学历高度相关，且至少AQF文凭，一年毕业后相关工作经验。额外的工作经验不能抵消学历不足。
This occupation requires a highly relevant qualification at least at AQF Diploma level, and one year of post-qualification highly relevant employment. Additional years of employment cannot compensate for the lack of relevant qualifications.
高度相关的资质有：牙科治疗或口腔健康疗法。
Highly relevant qualifications would usually be in the in the area of Dental Therapy or Oral Health Therapy.
牙科或牙科手术的学习或工作不能通过评估。
Studies and employment in Dentistry or Dental Surgery cannot be assessed positively for this occupation.
工作职责必须与牙科保健员相关。
Tasks undertaken must be related to those of a Dental Therapist.
Oral health therapists diagnose dental decay and gum diseases, work together
with dentists to provide routine oral health care for children and adults, and
also help to promote oral health and preventive dental practices among school
children and the broader community.
Oral health therapists who work in the public sector may be required to work
anywhere in their state or territory, although individual preferences and
applications for specific positions are taken into account.
How much can I expect to earn?
Full-time employed Oral Health Therapist earn an average of $1250 per week.
The [average annual salary for this job is $65000 excluding super.]
Personal requirements
interested in health and wellbeing
good hand-eye coordination
able to do precise and detailed work
good communication skills
able to establish rapport with both children and adults
able to work as part of a team.
This job also involves:
Full use of hands/fingers
Use of precision or semi-precision tools or instruments or deft hand movements
are required for these occupations. Included are jobs where poor co-ordination
or incomplete use of hands or fingers may make tasks dangerous or difficult to
undertake.
Good vision for detail
These jobs require you to be able to see clearly to examine items close-up. It
covers jobs where poor vision e.g. tunnel vision, could make the work place
unsafe or the job difficult to undertake, e.g. draftsperson working with
detailed drawings; checkout operator reading dockets; work requiring good
hand-eye co-ordination for working with precision or semi-precision tools.
Mainly indoor work
Workers performing these jobs would usually be expected to spend more than
three-quarters of their day indoors, in an office, factory or other enclosed
area protected from the weather.
Reading or writing
These jobs require moderate or better reading and writing skills. Workers may
be expected to prepare, understand or act on written materials, such as
letters or reports. People may wish to avoid these jobs if their reading or
writing English skills are limited to a small range of words or phrases and
symbols. Jobs remaining may still require very basic reading or writing
skills.
This occupation offers jobs at the following skill levels:
Para Professional Jobs
Jobs in this group usually require completion of secondary education and/or
completion of some further study of a vocational nature, such as a Diploma or
an Advanced Diploma.
Study requirements
At school, you can study these subject(s) to get a good foundation for this
occupation:
Biology
School subjects that include some aspect of BIOLOGY provide a useful
background to these jobs. In some cases a biology-related subject is a pre-
requisite for entry to courses that provide the training for the job.
Duties and tasks of an Oral Health Therapist
Oral health therapists may perform the following tasks:
educate and motivate people to maintain good oral health
promote oral health in the community by providing relevant education and information, and working with other health services and groups such as parents’ groups, play groups and parents and citizens’ associations, residential care settings and schools
work to improve oral health within child care and elderly residential care and other health support settings, especially those that cater to people who do not have access to dental care
provide routine dental treatment for people of all ages, including dental examinations and diagnosis, cleaning, scaling and polishing teeth, filling cavities and extracting deciduous (baby) teeth under local anaesthetic
treat people of all ages for gum conditions, take X-rays of teeth and jaws, apply sealants and fluoride therapy, and take impressions for mouthguard construction
bring more complex dental problems to the attention of dentists
liaise with other healthcare providers to support oral health as part of general health.