ALLOCATION STATEMENT - DMS
OCCUPATION PROFILE
JOB FAMILY: HEALTHCARE PRACTITIONERS
OCCUPATIONAL GROUP: TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, HEALTH
OCCUPATION: DENTAL HYGIENISTS
29-2021
BROADBAND LEVELS: Level 3 – Pay Band 005
DESCRIPTION
This is work providing professional dental hygiene services consisting of prophylaxis, root planing, curettage and delegated remediable tasks. Work may also consist of the promotion and establishment of population-based dental preventive and educational programs and related dental public health activities.
Some positions in this occupation may be responsible for coordinating work and supervising employees.
EXAMPLES OF WORK
Supervises employees by assigning work, reviewing progress and assessing performance.
Removes calculus deposits, accretions and stains from exposed surfaces of the teeth and from the tooth surfaces within the gingival sulcus.
Performs gingival curettage and root planing.
Pre-assesses and charts suspected findings of the oral cavity.
Takes vital signs.
Records procedures performed in treatment record.
Places, exposes, processes, and mounts dental and carpal radiographic film.
Applies sealants and topical fluorides.
Polishes clinical crowns and amalgam restorations.
Instructs patients in oral hygiene care and supervises patient oral hygiene care.
Performs remediable tasks as delegated in the Dental Practice Act.
Promotes, develops, and conducts community and school-based preventive and educational programs.
Conducts record reviews.
Monitor infection control program.
Coordinates county dental program.
Prepares grant proposals and manages contracts.
EXAMPLES OF JOB CHARACTERISTICS
|Handling and Moving Objects |Using one's own hands and arms in handling, installing, forming, |
| |positioning, and moving materials, or in manipulating things, including the|
| |use of keyboards. |
|Assisting and Caring for Others |Providing assistance or personal care to others. |
|Communicating With Other Workers |Providing information to supervisors, fellow workers, and subordinates. |
| |This information can be exchanged face-to-face, in writing, or via |
| |telephone/electronic transfer. |
|Performing for/Working With Public |Performing for people or dealing directly with the public, including |
| |serving persons in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.|
|Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events |Identifying information received by making estimates or categorizations, |
| |recognizing differences or similarities, or sensing changes in |
| |circumstances or events. |
|Communicating With Persons Outside the Organization |Communicating with persons outside the organization, representing the |
| |organization to customers, the public, government, and other external |
| |sources. This information can be exchanged face-to-face, in writing, or via|
| |telephone/electronic transfer. |
|Interpreting Meaning of Information to Others |Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be |
| |understood or used to support responses or feedback to others. |
|Implementing Ideas, Programs, etc. |Conducting or carrying out work procedures and activities in accord with |
| |one's own ideas or information provided through directions/instructions for|
| |purposes of installing, modifying, preparing, delivering, constructing, |
| |integrating, finishing, or completing programs, systems, structures, or |
| |products. |
|Updating and Using Job-Relevant Knowledge |Keeping up-to-date technically and knowing one's own jobs' and related |
| |jobs' functions. |
|Getting Information Needed to Do the Job |Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant|
| |sources. |
EXAMPLES OF KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
|Reading Comprehension |Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents |
|Problem Identification |Identifying the nature of problems |
|Speaking |Talking to others to effectively convey information |
|Science |Using scientific methods to solve problems |
|Information Organization |Finding ways to structure or classify multiple pieces of information |
|Judgment and Decision Making |Weighing the relative costs and benefits of a potential action |
|Equipment Selection |Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job |
|Critical Thinking |Using logic and analysis to identify the strengths and weaknesses of |
| |different approaches |
|Active Listening |Listening to what other people are saying and asking questions as |
| |appropriate |
|Operation and Control |Controlling operations of equipment or systems |
|Coordination |Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions |
|Management of Personnel Resources |Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying|
| |the best people for the job |
|Medicine and Dentistry |Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and |
| |treat injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, |
| |treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and |
| |preventive health-care measures |
|Education and Training |Knowledge of instructional methods and training techniques |
| |including curriculum design principles, learning theory, |
| |group and individual teaching techniques, design of |
| |individual development plans, and test design principles |
|Biology |Knowledge of plant and animal living tissue, cells, |
| |organisms, and entities, including their functions, |
| |interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the |
| |environment |
|Computer |Knowledge of computer software including applications |
LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
This occupation requires licensure as a Dental Hygienist in accordance with Chapter 466, Florida Statutes.
EFFECTIVE: 09/17/2002
History: 07/01/2002
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