Table 2 Awareness of Skills from Scope of Practice of Registrant Groups
Skill | Aware of skill | |
|---|---|---|
Frequency | % | |
An orthodontic therapist can remove fixed appliances, orthodontic adhesives and cement | 40 | 52 |
An orthodontic therapist can place brackets and bands | 39 | 51 |
A dental hygienist can apply topical treatments and fissure sealants | 63 | 82 |
A dental hygienist can place temporary dressings and recement crowns with temporary cement | 34 | 44 |
A dental therapist can extract primary teeth | 66 | 86 |
A dental therapist can place pre-formed crowns on primary teeth | 46 | 60 |
A dental technician can repair and modify dental devices | 67 | 87 |
A dental technician can carry out shade taking | 65 | 84 |
A clinical dental technician can take detailed dental history and relevant medical history | 5 | 7 |
A clinical dental technician can take and process radiographs and other images related to providing removable dental appliances | 4 | 5 |
A dentist can diagnose disease | 66 | 86 |
A dentist can carry out oral surgery | 72 | 94 |
