Dental Hygienist - ANZSCO 411211
- Assessment Authorities: VETASSESS
Dental Hygienist carries out preventative dental procedures under the direction of a Dentist. Registration or licensing is required.
Dental hygienists may perform the following tasks:
- assess and record oral health conditions and plan treatments
- educate, counsel and provide instruction for people of all ages, as well as other healthcare professionals, on oral health and hygiene, plaque control and nutrition
- remove deposits and stains from teeth by scaling, root debridement and tooth polishing
- identify and apply prevention strategies and control mechanisms for dental caries (decay) and periodontal (gum) disease
- select and use appropriate fluoride treatments, and polish tooth restorations
- apply professional tooth whitening agents
- place temporary dental restorations
- expose, process and interpret dental X-rays
- take impressions of patients' mouths for the construction of study casts, mouthguards and orthodontic appliances
- carry out orthodontic procedures that do not initiate tooth movement (such as band sizing and selection or bonding of fixed retainers)
- apply and remove periodontal dressings and rubber dams
- stabilise teeth affected by gum disease
- select and administer pain control techniques, including local anaesthesia
- remove dental sutures (stitches)
- instruct patients on looking after their teeth and mouth after operations.
This occupation belongs to Regional Occupation List (ROL). Regional Occupation List consists of the list of the occupations which are high in demand in regional states and territories of Australia.
If your occupation is on ROL, you may be eligible to apply for the following visa subclasses:
- Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) - State or Territory nominated
- Temporary Skill Shortage visa (subclass 482) Medium-term stream
- Training visa (subclass 407)
- Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) visa (Subclass 494)
Are you Eligible to Live and Work in Australia as a Dental Hygienist?
Dental Hygienist is classified as Group A occupations by Vetassess. The criteria for skills assessment of Group A occupations is to hold qualification(s) assessed at Australian Bachelor degree or higher degree with a highly relevant field of study and at least one year of post-qualification highly relevant employment in the last five years.
As stated on the website of Vetassess, a Dental Hygienist carries out preventative dental procedures under the direction of a Dentist. Registration or Licensing is required (ANZSCO). This occupation requires a highly relevant qualification at AQF Bachelor Degree and one year of post-qualification highly relevant employment. Additional years of employment cannot compensate for lack of relevant qualifications.
According to Vetassess, highly relevant qualifications would usually be in the area of Dental Hygiene, Dental Hygiene Therapy or Oral Health Therapy. Studies and employment in Dentistry or Dental Surgery cannot be assessed positively for this occupation. Tasks undertaken must be related to those of a Dental Hygienist.
If you wish to check your eligibility to migrate permanently to Australia as a Dental Hygienist, please fill out the below assessment form. The assessment is free. After submitting the form, a registered migration consultant will look into the information and advise you of the outcome of the assessment via your email address.
