Thursday 17 December 2009

281. Oral Hygiene / Oral Hygienist (Characterization)

Decree Law 261/93 of 24 July and Decree Law 564/99 of 21 December - Activities to promote oral health of individuals and communities for epidemiological methods and actions of health education, provision of individual care aimed at preventing and treating oral diseases.
National Classification of Occupations / 2006 - It may act in promoting oral health of individuals and communities, using epidemiological methods and actions of health education:
-plans, executes and evaluates public health programs, oral;
-participates in education for health in the field of public awareness, provide knowledge on the implementation of oral care, personal hygiene in the prevention of oral diseases;
-running clinical techniques appropriate to the prevention and control of gingivitis, periodontitis and tooth decay, collecting clinical information through the evaluation of the registration of medical history, dental and food of the individual, measurement, evaluation and registration of vital signs, examinations of the head, neck and intra-oral health assessment of periodontal and oral hygiene examination of the dentition and occlusion, results of radiographic intraoral, recognition of emergencies and the implementation of dental impressions to develop models to study;
-executes and evaluates the effectiveness of treatments performed, including removal of the above computation and sub gingival root planing, polishing crowns and amalgams, application of topical fluoride, sealants for fissures and desensitization of hypersensitive teeth;
-perform other clinical tasks, including application and removal of surgical dressings, fillings debortantes detection, manipulation of media, application of the dike and cleaning of dentures, provides information on the implementation of individual oral hygiene.

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