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Employment
RECOGNITION
| The profession of Dental Hygiene began in Australia in 1976, when dental hygienists became a recognised dental auxiliary within the State of South Australia. Other Australian States and Territories have progressively introduced the profession on their statutes since 1981, and dental hygienists may now lawfully practice in: |
Employment Opportunities
NOTICE:
All employment advertising will now be found on the individual DHAA branch web-sites:
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- Australian Capital Territory (ACT)
- New South Wales (NSW)
- Northern Territory (NT)
- Queensland (Qld)
- South Australia (SA)
- Tasmania (Tas)
- Victoria (Vic)
- Western Australia (WA)
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Hygienists
may also practice within the Australian Defence Force anywhere across
Australia.
We have prepared extra useful information on WORKING in AUSTRALIA for overseas dental hygienists seeking employment in this country.
REGISTRATION
Dental hygienists are usually required to be registered with the Dental Board of the State or Territory within which they are to be employed.
For further details regarding registration requirements and procedures,
contact the appropriate Dental Board.
DENTAL
HYGIENE SERVICES
Dental hygiene services are available for general and speciality dental
practices, programs for research, professional education, community health,
hospital and institutional care of disabled persons, as well as federal
programs, the armed services, and dental products promotion, sales, and
marketing.
A higher
percentage of dental hygienists in Australia work in general practices;
a smaller number work in specialist practices, for example, in periodontic,
orthodontic and prosthodontic practices.
There
are other diverse areas of dentistry that dental hygienists are involved
with, such as:
Research
Working in teaching institutions with specialists conducting clinical
studies and trials. For example, the High Caries Clinic at the Dental
Hospital in South Australia, or the Australian Institute of Health and
Welfare (AIHW) - data collection for statistical information.
Professional
Education
Presenting research at seminars, congresses, and meetings, and training
of dentists, dental hygiene students and dental assistants.
Community
Health
Community dental clinics, group talks and assistance, for example: HIV
sufferers, ante-natal, dietary disorders such as bulimia and anorexia,
persons with diabetes, mental health and physically compromised individuals,
alzheimer sufferers and their carers. Other areas include long term
residential care, hospitals and nursing homes.
Federal
Programs
AHMAC, National curriculum for dental hygienists, ITAB, competency standards,
mutual recognition, deregulation for national competition policy.
Australian
Defence Force
Army, Navy and Air
Marketing
and Sales
Dental products promotion via dental companies, becoming a dental company
representative.
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