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1 THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL SECURITY AND LABOUR VET STANDARD FOR A DENTAL HYGIENIST Vocational education level 5 Vilnius, 2008

2 EUROPOS SĄJUNGA PROFESINIO MOKYMO METODIKOS CENTRAS Europos socialinis fondas ŠVIETIMO IR MOKSLO MINISTERIJA KURKIME ATEITĮ DRAUGE! Development of the Standard was financed by European Union and by the Republic of Lithuania under the Project No BPD2004-ESF /0156 Development of the System of VET Standards Development of the Standard was coordinated by the Methodological Centre for Vocational Education and Training Profesinio mokymo metodikos centras, 2008

3 APPROVED by the Order No. ISAK- 1872/A1-209 of the Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Lithuania and the Minister of Social Security and Labour of the Republic of Lithuania as of 26 June, 2008 VET STANDARD FOR A DENTAL HYGIENIST I. DETAILS OF THE VET STANDARD 1. Vocational education level 5 th. 2. State code S Qualification awarded dental hygienist. 4. Basic education secondary. II. CONTENT OF THE VET STANDARD 5. Brief description of occupational activity: 5.1. The VET Standard for a Dental Hygienist (hereinafter referred to as the Standard ) has been developed taking into account changes on the labour market, findings of the qualification study carried out by the Standards Development Working Group and based on experience in other countries. The present Standard serves as a basis for the development of a training programme of vocational education level The Standard defines the minimum training requirements of a dental hygienist for working in the following main activity areas: organisation of the workplace; provision of oral care services for a patient; participation in health promotion activities A dental hygienist works in health care institutions of all levels authorised to provide personal health care or odontological care, or oral care services, and in other institutions, and aims to ensure oral health A dental hygienist provides dental and oral care services for patients, conducts professional oral hygiene works, operates a dental roentgen-diagnostic device, assesses dental X-ray pictures, follows hygiene requirements for the workplace and tools. He /she is engaged in development of various health improvement and promotion programmes; he/she is able to introduce new prevention methods for oral and dental illnesses; he/she provides consultations how to retain healthy teeth and care for dentures, and individually solve oral health problems A dental hygienist is expected to demonstrate the following personal qualities: communicativeness, thoroughness, integrity, attentiveness, diligence, humanity. 6. The goal of a dental hygienist is to provide health care services for patients and consult them. 7. Activity areas and competences of a dental hygienist are listed in Appendix 1 of the Standard. 8. The scope of dental hygienist s competencies, training objectives and competency assessment are provided in Appendix 2 of the Standard. 9. For a successful professional career, a dental hygienist requires to demonstrate the following general abilities: 9.1. responsibility; 9.2. self-discipline; 9.3. creativity; 9.4. individual decision-making; 9.5. team work;

4 tactfulness; 9.7. mathematical literacy; 9.8. computer literacy. 10. Final qualification assessment: The qualification of a dental hygienist shall be awarded to a student who has completed the whole training programme, acquired competences defined in the Standard and has been given a positive final qualification evaluation In accordance with the competency assessment criteria listed in the Standard, the following is tested and evaluated: during the training process - all competencies defined in the Standard; during the final qualification assessment - selected competencies Organisation and performance of the final qualification assessment and issuance of documents is regulated by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Lithuania.

5 Appendix 1 of the VET Standards for a Dental Hygienist AREAS OF ACTIVITY AND COMPETENCIES OF A DENTAL HYGIENIST Areas of Activity Competencies 1. Organisation of the workplace 1.1. To equip and maintain the workplace 1.2. To choose and apply oral hygiene and other odontological materials, instruments, equipment 2. Provision of oral care services for patients 2.1. To assess the general, oral and dental condition of a patient 2.2. To identify oral and dental illnesses 2.3. To perform oral care 2.4. To provide basic medical aid 2.5. To make, develop and assess dental X-rays 3. Participation in health promotion activities 3.1. To teach and consult customers/ patients on healthy lifestyles and oral care issues 3.2. To organise and implement epidemiological analysis

6 Appendix 2 of the VET Standards for a Dental Hygienist LIMITS OF DENTAL HYGIENIST S COMPETENCIES, TRAINING OBJECTIVES AND COMPETENCY ASSESSMENT Areas of Description of Competencies Activity Competencies Competency Limits Training Objectives 1. Organisation of the workplace -{} To equip and maintain the workplace 1.2. To choose and apply oral hygiene and other odontological materials, instruments, equipment Legal acts and regulatory documents. Equipment: saliva and dust suction system, torsion systems, polymerization lamps, oral irrigators. Disinfectants for hands, surfaces and instruments. Sterilizers. Vaccination scheme. Infectious diseases. Medication: antiinflammatory, analgesic, antimicrobial medication, medication affecting the central nervous system. Diagnostic instruments. Instruments for calculus removal To equip a dental hygienist's office To operate odontological equipment To know aseptic and antiseptic requirements To apply medical standards, laws and other regulatory documents governing the workplace, the surrounding and conditions To choose and apply instruments and equipment for removal of mineralized and non-mineralized plaque To know the main medication classes and their effects on different organ systems and organs To work with alginate impression materials and mould plaster models To sharpen instruments for removal of calculus Competency Assessment Describing how to equip the workplace. Demonstrating the ability to operate equipment. Assessing work safety in a given situation. Specifying requirements for an institution offering oral care services. Preparing the workplace according to aseptic and antiseptic requirements. Choosing and applying instruments and aids for a specific patient. Sharpened instruments. Taking an alginate impression and moulding a plaster model. Specifying the main medication classes and their effects on different

7 2. Provision of oral care services for patients 2.1. To assess the general, oral and dental condition of a patient 2.2. To identify oral and dental illnesses 2.3. To perform oral care Alginate. Plaster. Impression trays. Automatic device for sharpening instruments. Natural and synthetic sharpening stones. Assessing severity and prevalence of tooth decay. Indices for assessing periodontal condition. Indices for assessing oral hygiene. External and internal oral examination. Norms of vital functions. Diagnosing: decay (caries), non-carious dental conditions, clench anomalies, gingivitis and To identify odontological materials and instruments used by various odontology specialists To know the symptoms of most common body system illnesses, ways of proliferation and possible complications To determine assessment indices for oral hygiene and periodontal condition To examine patient s face and oral area To have good knowledge of the norms for vital functions and pathologies To cooperate with odontologists and other specialists To have good knowledge of the overall human oral and dental anomaly, physiology and pathology To identify most common oral and dental illnesses periodontitis To know causes of dental and periodontal conditions Polishing teeth and fillings surfaces: polishing pastes, rubber bands, brushes, discs, tapes. Polishing by air To polish teeth and fillings surfaces and correcting teeth colour changes To know the concept of pain, functional body changes, harmful effects of pain organ systems and organs. Choosing odontological materials and instruments for a given situation. Evaluating patient s oral, dental and periodontal condition. Describing patient s vital functions. Describing causes of dental and periodontal conditions. Dealing with the given clinical situations. Polishing teeth and fillings surfaces. Applying local anaesthesia methods. Performing oral irrigation. 2

8 2.4. To provide basic medical aid abrasion. External teeth bleaching. Anaesthesia methods: topical anaesthesia, infiltration anaesthesia, mandible anaesthesia, intraligamental anaesthesia. Psycho-preventive methods. Prevention of oral and dental illnesses: oral irrigation, gum massages, flour varnishes, gels, solutions, sealing materials. If a periodontitis of average severity is diagnosed, it is necessary to consult a periodontologist. Removing plaque from above-gums and under-gums. Basic medical aid in case of an accident, fainting, shock, anaphylaxis shock. Assessment schemes for vital functions To carry out psycho-prevention to relieve fair, internal tension, and alleviate stress To apply infiltration and topical anaesthesia methods To remove tartar above and under gums To apply prevention measures against oral and dental illnesses for patients of various age To have good knowledge of the main principles of basic medical aid To recognise and assess the main disorders of vital functions To provide basic medical aid in case of complications and accidents Removing plaque from above-gums and undergums instruments and scalers, polishing teeth and fillings surfaces. Performing fluorine composites' applications. Assessing vital functions. Describing anaphylaxis shock and urgent medical aid algorithms. 3

9 3. Participation in health promotion activities 2.5. To make, develop and assess dental X-rays 3.1. To teach and consult customers/ patients on healthy lifestyles and oral care issues 3.2. To organise and implement epidemiological analysis Dental X-ray diagnostic device. HN:33. Developers. Fixers. Dental and panoramic X-rays. Methods to prevent odontological illnesses. Risk factors of odontological illnesses. Differential diagnostics of inheritable diseases. Oral care aids: Teeth cleaning techniques; tooth brushes; tooth pastes; mouth rinsing solutions; interdental cleaning aids. Spread and intensity indicators of dental decay. Types of epidemiological analysis. Structure of applied scientific tests. Indices for assessing oral hygiene. Indices for assessing periodontal condition To work with dental X-ray diagnostic devices To make a dental X-ray by using various techniques To distinguish between a healthy tooth and surrounding tissues and the bad tooth To know factors ensuring good health of oral organs To know and be able to assess an illness, risk factors, inheritance and effects of harmful habits on human health To inform patients about healthy lifestyle principles To choose oral care aids and techniques To develop programmes to prevent odontological illnesses To have good knowledge of the spread and intensity of oral and dental illnesses and their dependence from various factors To know organisational principles of epidemiological analysis To draw up an applied research work Simulating provision of basic medical aid. Performing an analysis of the given dental X-ray. Describing factors ensuring good health of oral organs. Describing risk factors influencing human health. Choosing oral care aids. Describing structural elements of prevention programmes. Choosing and describing a type of epidemiological analysis according to the topic being analysed. 4

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