The Collar360

Dental hygienist

Other names

trainee dental hygienist, oral health specialist, oral health practitioner, dental therapist, registered dental hygienist, oral health therapist, orthodontic therapist, qualified dental hygienist

Dental care

They clean and polish teeth, scrape off hard build-up, and teach patients how to care for their mouths, working under a dentist.

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    Clean and polish patients' teeth.

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    Scrape hard buildup from the teeth above and below the gums.

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    Put protective materials on the teeth.

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
hygiéniste dentaire
español
higienista bucodental
العربية
أخصائي صحة الأسنان / أخصائية صحة الأسنان
português
Higienista dentário/Higienista dentária
Deutsch
Dentalhygieniker/Dentalhygienikerin
italiano
igienista dentale

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